Bon Haven

Bon Haven

Bon Haven, February 2012
Location 728 N. Church St., Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°57′48″N 81°56′38″W / 34.96333°N 81.94389°W / 34.96333; -81.94389Coordinates: 34°57′48″N 81°56′38″W / 34.96333°N 81.94389°W / 34.96333; -81.94389
Area 6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Built 1884 (1884)
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 76001711[1]
Added to NRHP June 29, 1976

Bon Haven, also known as The Cleveland House, is a historic home located at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built about 1884, and is a two-story, brick Second Empire style dwelling with 1920s Neo-Classical style additions. It features a mansard roof, central tower, and massive Ionic order columns and portico. Its builder, John B. Cleveland, was a founder and trustee of Converse College, a trustee of Wofford College, and played a role in the establishment of Spartanburg’s city school system.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Karen N. McNulty (March 1976). "Bon Haven" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Bon Haven, Spartanburg County (728 N. Church St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.


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