Buck's Upper Mill Farm
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Buck's Upper Mill Farm, also known as Henry Buck House, is a historic home located at Bucksville
in Horry County, South Carolina
. The house was built about 1838 and is a typical two-story, central hall, framed farmhouse, or "I"-House. The front façade features a full-length one-story porch with a shed roof supported by six square posts. Also on the property are a one-story frame building constructed in the 19th century as a commissary
for Buck’s lumber business, and the ruins of a sawmill
(such as a round brick smokestack on a square base).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Bucksville, South Carolina
Bucksville is a small unincorporated community in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It lies near Bucksport on the Pee Dee River and Waccamaw River...
in Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. This name honored Revolutionary War Hero, Peter Horry. Brigadier General Horry was born in South Carolina sometime around 1743 and started his distinguished military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains the Provincial Congress...
. The house was built about 1838 and is a typical two-story, central hall, framed farmhouse, or "I"-House. The front façade features a full-length one-story porch with a shed roof supported by six square posts. Also on the property are a one-story frame building constructed in the 19th century as a commissary
Commissary
A commissary is someone delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office; in a formal, legal context, one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it.-Word history:...
for Buck’s lumber business, and the ruins of a sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
(such as a round brick smokestack on a square base).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.