921 Jessica Ave., Newberry, South Carolina. County/parish: Newberry.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 27, 2014. NRIS 13000333.
2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.Also known as:
The Frederick Nance House, also known as Oak Grove, is a historic house at 931 Jessica Avenue in Newberry, South Carolina. The brick plantation house was built c. 1822–25 on land owned by Frederick Nance, a prominent local politician, who had served as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1808–10. The house is a virtually intact example of antebellum plantation architecture, and is accompanied by a somewhat rare local example of a surviving slave quarters. The house's design has been attributed to Robert Mills.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
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