Blocker House | |
Location | About 6 miles northwest of Edgefield on U.S. Route 25, near Edgefield, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°52′1″N 81°59′45″W / 33.86694°N 81.99583°W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1775-1790 by John Blocker, Sr. |
NRHP reference No. | 71000771 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 14, 1971 |
The Blocker House is a historic plantation house located near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina built circa 1790 by John Blocker, Sr. It is a two-story, clapboard dwelling with a one-story shed-roofed porch supported by four square columns. The property includes centuries old magnolia and cedar trees, a family cemetery, and several outbuildings. [2] [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]