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Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina)

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Built
  
ca. 1867, c. 1890

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
29 February 1988

NRHP Reference #
  
83004549

Function
  
Inn

Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina)

Location
  
Northwest of Mountain Rest on South Carolina Highway 28, near Mountain Rest, South Carolina

Russell House was a historic inn located near Mountain Rest, Oconee County, South Carolina. It was built about 1867, and considerably expanded around 1890, and served as an inn for travelers between Walhalla and the mountain resort area. The Russell House, two storage buildings, and a privy were destroyed by fire in 1988. Located on the property are the contributing ruins of a log barn, a spring house, outhouse, garage, corn crib, and potato cellar.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

References

Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina) Wikipedia