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Wilson House (York, South Carolina)

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Built
  
1828 (1828)

Architect
  
Mills, Robert

Opened
  
1828

Added to NRHP
  
20 November 1974

Built by
  
Hoover, Thomas B.

NRHP Reference #
  
74001887

Area
  
7,300 m²

Wilson House (York, South Carolina)

Location
  
3 S. Congress St., York, South Carolina

Wilson House, also known as Old Jail and Yorkville Jail, is a historic home located at York, York County, South Carolina. It is attributed to Robert Mills and was built in 1828. It is a three-story, brick building originally designed as a local jail. It features brick arches and a semi-circular fanlight. It was converted into a residence in 1853, then used as a jail during the Reconstruction Era when Federal troops imprisoned Ku Klux Klan members.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

Wilson House (York, South Carolina) Wikipedia