George Salmon House
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George Salmon House, 2012
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Location | 894 Highway 414 |
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Nearest city | Travelers Rest, South Carolina |
Coordinates | 35°02′06″N 82°27′31″W / 35.035079°N 82.458632°WCoordinates: 35°02′06″N 82°27′31″W / 35.035079°N 82.458632°W |
Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
NRHP reference # | 87002520 |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
The George Salmon House, also known as the C. Douglas Wilson Farm, is located near Travelers Rest, South Carolina on SC Highway 414, off of US Highway 25.
A log house was initially built by George Salmon, a surveyor and one of the earliest settlers to the area, ca1784. Additions to the house transformed it into a two-story plantation plain style house on a brick foundation with a gable roof. In addition to the house, four other contributing properties are on the property including two multipurpose storage buildings, a chicken coop and a smokehouse.