John Hayes Farmstead

John Hayes Farmstead
John Hayes Farmstead, December 2012
Location 1251 South Carolina Highway 38, W., near Latta, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°20′14″N 79°31′29″W / 34.33722°N 79.52472°W / 34.33722; -79.52472Coordinates: 34°20′14″N 79°31′29″W / 34.33722°N 79.52472°W / 34.33722; -79.52472
Area 7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1791 (1791), 1915
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 05001153[1]
Added to NRHP October 4, 2005

John Hayes Farmstead, also known as Cotton Press Farm and John Hayes House, is a historic home and farm located near Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. The main house was built in 1791, later extensively renovated and expanded as an American Craftsman / Bungalow house in 1915. It is still a working farm, producing tobacco, corn, grains, and soybeans, and in 1988 was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Bicentennial Farm. Also on the property are a sweet potato curing house, three barns, smokehouse, wash house, and pump house.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. W. Daniel Shelley and Deborah D. Shelley (April 2005). "John Hayes Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. "John Hays Farmstead, Dillon County (1251 S.C. Hwy. 38 West, Latta vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 24 June 2012.


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