Timberhouse

Timberhouse is a historic plantation house located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1858 by Jacob Kibler, and is a two-story, weatherboarded Greek Revival style dwelling.[2] It features double-tiered full-width porches supported by six square wood pillars and exterior end chimneys.[2][3]

Timberhouse
Timberhouse, March 2012
Location1427 Ebenezer Rd., Newberry, South Carolina
Coordinates34°15′36″N 81°36′15″W
Area7.2 acres (2.9 ha)
Builtc. 1858 (1858)
Built byJacob Kibler
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSNewberry MRA
NRHP reference No.80003687[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Kibler, who built the residence, owned 68 slaves in 1850, eight years before Timberhouse was constructed.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Timberhouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "Timberhouse, Newberry County (1427 Ebenezer St., Newberry)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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