Price's Post Office facts for kids
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Price's Post Office
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Price House in 2021
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 Location in South Carolina
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| Location | 1200 Oak View Farm Road Woodruff, South Carolina |
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| Nearest city | Woodruff, South Carolina |
| Built | ca. 1800 |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000174 |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1969 |
The Price House, also known as Price's Post Office, is a historic building in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built around the year 1800. You can find it where Oak View Farm Road, Old Switzer Road, and Price House Road meet. This special house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1969.
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History of the Price House
Early Days and Thomas Price
Thomas Price moved to the Spartanburg area around 1793. He was a smart businessman and owned a lot of land. He ran a general store and a post office right next to his home. The post office was open from about 1811 to 1820.
Price also farmed about 2,000 acres (809 hectares) of land. His house was an important stop on the Spartanburg stagecoach route to Cross Anchor, South Carolina. He also ran a "publick house," which was like a tavern and a place for stagecoach travelers to rest.
Life at the Price House
When Thomas Price's wife, Anne, passed away in 1821, a detailed list of their belongings was made. This list was 42 pages long! It showed that they had many nice things, not just basic "frontier-level" items.
Their home had fancy furniture like a four poster bed with curtains. They also owned an 8-day clock, a desk, and a bookcase. They even had books like The Spectator and Tatler. The farm had tools like grindstones, a loom for weaving, a spinning wheel, and a cotton picking machine. They also had a riding chaise, which was a type of carriage. The list also included 25 enslaved people who worked on the farm.
Later Owners and Museum Life
After the Civil War, Captain George Bobo Dean owned the house. He lived there until he became Sheriff of Spartanburg and moved into town. Later, the house was given to his oldest son, James Madison Dean.
The Dean family owned the Price House until about 1936. Then, the Spartanburg County Historical Association bought it. Today, the Price House is a historic house museum. It is open to visitors on Sunday afternoons all year. You can also visit on Saturdays in the summer or by making a special appointment.
Architecture of the Price House
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House Design
The Price House is a two-and-a-half-story brick house. It has a special type of roof called a gambrel roof. This kind of roof was quite unusual in upstate South Carolina at that time.
The brick walls are very thick, about 18 inches (46 cm). The bricks are laid in a pattern called Flemish bond, with some bricks darkened to create a design.
Inside the House
Inside, the rooms have wood panels on the walls and ceilings. On the first floor, there's a living room called the Pine Room because of its wood. There's also a large dining room where both the family and stagecoach travelers would eat.
These two main rooms are separated by a hallway that goes through all the floors. The second floor has three bedrooms: one small and two large ones. The very top floor, under the roof, has two more bedrooms. One was for male travelers and the other for female travelers.
The Extension
Around 1820, an addition was built onto the back of the house. This extension was probably built for servants. It is made of bricks laid in a pattern called English bond. Today, this part of the house is used as a kitchen.
