THE HISTORIC KINARD HOUSE

In 1885 Henry Jefferson Kinard,a local businessman and farme, built this Victorian Era home.It was constructed with lumber from nearby forests and features heart pine floors as well as decorative fireplaces, french doors, two foyers and a central staircase, all original to the house.The Kinard House has been lovingly restored and is a private residence today.The home is listed on The National Register of Historic Homes.

JAMES WESLEY FOUCHE HOUSE

Mr.Fouche,one of the first prominent Ninety Six merchants,and he built this lovely house circa 1848-1852.    In 1867, Fouche hosted a meeting of four of the state’s leading Baptist ministers at the house to decided whether or not to reopen the Baptist Theological Seminary founded in 1826. This meeting led to the birth of the current day Furman University located in Greenville,South Carolina.

HISTORIC CHURCHES OF 96

St. Paul United Methodist Church located North Cambridge Street. In 1875 the church was inspired by Sallie Lipscomb. As young Miss Lipscomb lay dying, she said to her mother, “please, I want the two dollars I earned to be used to start the new church”. Using the two dollars as a start, Methodists in Ninety Six built the church.  On March 26, 1876 Bishop William M. Wightman dedicated Saint Paul Methodist Church located on Cambridge Street.  Across the street is the Ninety Six Presbyterian Church. Presbyterianism began in this area around 1774. The church was dedicated on Friday, July 13th, 1860. General James Gillam provided a location and 75 people made contributions ranging from $1 to $100 to raise $1,503. The church still holds the original slave balcony inside and a cemetery is located directly behind the building.

Ninety Six Church Information

ROSELANDS PLANTATION

Located on Hwy 246 S, the house was built sometime around 1849 in what was once a part of Edgefield County by Whitfield Brooks, father of US Senator Preston Brooks (see Famous residents page). He moved to the property and occupied a smaller house.  He later moved a small house to the property and joined it with his house.  He added a new front and called the house Roselands. The house served as a working plantation and as many as 93 slaves worked the land according to the 1850 census.  In the 1850s – Mary Parsons Carroll Brooks (Whitfield’s wife) had an Episcopal Chapel built on the property for family use. It was dismantled at some point and three tablets in memory of her husband, son Whitfield, and son Preston Smith Brooks were removed to the Episcopal Church in Edgefield County. Whitfield passed away and the house remained in the family until the 1970’s. Today the home, is a private residence.  A State Historic Marker has been placed by the SC DAR along side the former plantation.