Ashley - Willis House

Ashley - Willis House (HMCXA)

Location: Williston, SC 29853 Barnwell County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 24.285', W 81° 25.703'

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This Greek revival house was built between 1833 and1850 and features a wide gable- front form unusualfor the period. John Ashley and then Elijah Willisowned this land before 1850: the house was likelybuilt by the Ashley family. Williston, chartered in 1858, was named for the Willis family, which gaveland for a depot on the S.C. Rail Road, for a church(now First Baptist Church), and for a school.

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The town's oldest house occupies a prominentlocation between the S.C. Rail Road and the AugustaCharleston Road. As W.T. Sherman's Federal armyadvanced through the area on February 8-9, 1865,Gen. Judson Kilpatrick used this house as his headquarters before burning most of the town andproceeding to Aiken and Columbia. The house waslisted in the National Register of Historic Placesin 2004.
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HM NumberHMCXA
Series This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series
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Marker Number6-17
Year Placed2007
Placed ByThe Barnwell County Museum and Historical Board
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 5:30am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 460165 N 3696241
Decimal Degrees33.40475000, -81.42838333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 24.285', W 81° 25.703'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 24' 17.10" N, 81° 25' 42.18" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4521-4533 State Rd S-6-108, Williston SC 29853, US
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