Marsh-Johnson House

Marsh-Johnson House, also known as Robert Johnson House, is a historic home located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was built about 1817, and is a two-story, log farmhouse sheathed in weatherboard. The house sits on a brick foundation and has a one-story, shed-roofed porch. It is considered one of the earliest and intact log residences in South Carolina.[2][3] The house rests on massive brick piers, which are laid in Flemish bond.[4] A one-story, shed-roofed porch with wooden foundation piers and four rough hewn tree trunks supporting the roof spans the façade.[4] Many of the windows retain their batten shutters.[4]

Marsh-Johnson House
Marsh-Johnson House, August 2012
Marsh-Johnson House is located in South Carolina
Marsh-Johnson House
Marsh-Johnson House is located in the United States
Marsh-Johnson House
LocationIntersection of S-41-21 and S-41-37, near Saluda, South Carolina
Coordinates33°54′25″N 81°49′48″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1817 (1817)
NRHP reference No.82003904[1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1982

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The Saluda County Historical Society owns the house and is working to restore it for future use as a historic house museum.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John C. Blythe, Jr.; Mary Watson & John Wells (March 1982). "Marsh-Johnson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Marsh-Johnson House, Saluda County (Intersection of S.C. Sec. Rds. 21 & 37)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. "Marsh-Johnson House, Saluda County, SC". www.nationalregister.sc.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-29.


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