William Bates House

William Bates House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The William Bates House in 2012
Nearest city	Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°50′54″N 82°14′09″W / 34.848345°N 82.235708°WCoordinates: 34°50′54″N 82°14′09″W / 34.848345°N 82.235708°W
Area	10.9 acres (4.4 ha)
Built	1835
NRHP Reference #	78002512[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1978

The William Bates House is located on South Carolina Highway 14 in Greenville County near Greenville, South Carolina. The two-story vernacular structure was built ca1835 for William Bates, a pioneer in the textile industry, who founded Batesville Cotton Mill.^[2] It is believed that the house is the only remaining structure associated with William Bates.^[3][4]

The house, built on fieldstone and granite piers, has one-story shed-roofed porches supported by nine wooden columns along the entire front and rear facade. An exterior chimney is constructed of brick while the interior chimney is made of brick and stone. The house has clapboard siding and a tin gabled roof. The dining room and parlor both have their original, hand-carved mantels.^[4] When first built, the house was located on a 300 acre property. The house and 150 acres (61 ha) of property were purchased from Bates in 1868. The house and its renovated barn now sit on a property measuring 10.88 acres (4.40 ha).^[4]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Piedmont Manufacturing Company". Retrieved November 18, 2013.
3. "SCDAH William Bates House". Retrieved November 18, 2013.
4. "NRHP Nomination Form" (PDF) (PDF). Retrieved November 18, 2013.