Blooming Grove | |
Location | Eastern end of Rogers Court, near Florence, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°16′06″N 79°42′51″W / 34.26833°N 79.71417°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | c. 1790 |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 05000517 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 1, 2005 |
Blooming Grove, also known as the Mandeville-Rogers House, is a historic plantation house located near Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was originally constructed about 1790, with a two-story addition built between 1800 and 1820. It is an I-house form dwelling, with an Early Classical Revival two-story portico. Also on the property is a contributing brick-lined well. Blooming Grove is associated with Frank Mandeville Rogers (1857–1945), who promoted the growing of Bright Leaf tobacco in South Carolina. Rogers is believed to have owned 92 slaves. [2] [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]