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Selkirk Farm

Coordinates: 34°28′5″N 79°30′15″W / 34.46806°N 79.50417°W / 34.46806; -79.50417
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Selkirk Farm
Selkirk Farm, December 2012
Selkirk Farm is located in South Carolina
Selkirk Farm
Selkirk Farm is located in the United States
Selkirk Farm
LocationEast of Bingham on Old Cashua Ferry Rd., near Bingham, South Carolina
Coordinates34°28′5″N 79°30′15″W / 34.46806°N 79.50417°W / 34.46806; -79.50417
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Built byCase Cousar
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.74001847[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1974

Selkirk Farm, also known as the Reverend James A. Cousar House, is a historic home located near Bingham, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was built in 1858, with additions made between 1880 and 1910, and is a one-story, clapboard Greek Revival style cottage of heart pine. The front façade features a pedimented porch with four square columns. The house rests on brick foundation pillars. The property also includes an antebellum cotton gin and a well.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John C. Henagan and John W. Califf, III (January 1974). "Selkirk Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Selkirk Farm, Dillon County (Old Cashua Ferry Rd., Bingham vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 24 June 2012.