The Jacob Bedenbaugh House is an historic home located near Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a two-story, frame I-house. It was the home of Jacob and Sarah Bedenbaugh, an interracial couple remained together for 42 years during the late-19h and early-20th centuries.[2][3]
Jacob Bedenbaugh House | |
 Jacob Bedenbaugh House, March 2012 | |
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| Location | 1185 South Carolina Highway 773, near Prosperity, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°13′41″N 81°28′10″W / 34.22806°N 81.46944°W |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000732[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 6, 2011 |
The home is still owned by the descendants of Jacob and Sarah Bedenbaugh.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/03/11 through 10/07/11. National Park Service. 2011-10-14. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ Caroline Wilson and Katherine Murphy (August 2011). "Jacob Bedenbaugh House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory.
- ^ "Jacob Bedenbaugh House, Newberry County (1185 SC Hwy. 773, Prosperity vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ Interracial Couple Survived Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Cotton Boll Conspiracy, October 22, 2015
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