This house belonged to JA (Bert) Winans. In later years, it had apartment rooms in addition to being the family home. The home was on the North side of Main Street in the area where Clear Lake Lumber now stands just east of Blakeslee Street…
The Thompson House was known by locals as “The Castle. It was built for the Thompson Family in……late 1800’s- I have not found an exact date. Several families lived in the house through the years. Like many houses of a “certain age” it is rumored…
The land was first purchased by Harvey (Major) Lamb from John Emerson in 1852. Lamb built the house circa 1870. Lamb owned the Lamb Woolen Mill at the end of Mechanic Street (later Tauber Mill) The home passed through other families, including John and Charles…
The house at 223 Main Street was built in the late 1880’s or early 1890’s by AE Morton who was the undertaker. It was later purchased by Charles Tauber, owner of the Tauber (previously Lamb) woolen mill. These pictures show the Tauber House as seen…
William Edwards and his family came to Spartansburg from Forfar, Scotland in about 1873. William, his wife Elisabeth (Scott) and their sons, James and William settled in a house on a double lot on Davenport Street-which he purchased from Benjamin Davenport. Mr. Edwards had apprenticed as…
William Major House is located on Main Street and structurally still looks very much the same as in 1876 when this drawing of the house was published in the Crawford County Atlas. The spire at the top of the widow’s watch is gone now, but…
John M Lewis, Esq. owned and operated a wagon and carriage shop in the borough. He was well-respected for his workmanship and he was also a Justice of the Peace for Spartansburg. In 1874, he built a large brick home on the northeast corner of…
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bates lived in this house on Mechanic Street These pictures are from about 1936. Currently, the residence is the PA Gast Haus Bed and Breakfast.
