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Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina)

Russell House
Russell House, April 2012
Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina)
Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina) is located in the United States
Russell House (Mountain Rest, South Carolina)
LocationNorthwest of Mountain Rest on South Carolina Highway 28, near Mountain Rest, South Carolina
Coordinates34°54′34″N 83°10′21″W / 34.90944°N 83.17250°W / 34.90944; -83.17250
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtca. 1867, c. 1890
NRHP reference No.83004549[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 29, 1988

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.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert T. Morgan (October 1987). "Russell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Russell House, Oconee County (S.C. Hwy. 28, Mountain Rest vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 29, 2014.