Oxford English Dictionary

In 1824, Samuel Green and his wife, Eliza Earle Green, bought from Vardry McBee the land on which the Early American Colonial Earle Town House stands. On this land, they built their home. After Green's death, his wife remarried and she and her husband Eliphas Smith sold the land and her home to Elias D. Earle in 1834. There is no documentation as to whether the house presently known as the Elias D. Earle Town House, was actually built by Elias D. Earle after 1834 or if it was built by Samuel and Eliza Green between 1824-1833. After Elias D. Earle's death in the 1850's, J.A. David acquired the house. The David family was responsible for naming the street on which the house stands in honor of their son, James, who died in the battle of Atlanta. David families lived at the residence for 65 years; since then, the Oliphants and Luthis have had ownership of the two-story, white frame house which sits upon a brick basement at 107 James Street.

Directions:
Depart from Heritage Green Place. Turn right onto Buncombe Street. At the fork of Rutherford Street and Buncombe Street, take the left fork and continue on Buncombe Street. Turn right onto James Street and the Earle Town House will be on the left.

• Dellinger, Patty K. "Earle Town House." The Greenville News & Piedmont 25 February, 1979: 3B.
• Richardson-Moore, Deb. "Historic Local Home Opened for Benefit Tour." The Greenville News 29 November, 1993: 1B.
• McCuen, Anne. "Earle Street Historic District: Setting the Record Straight." Greenville Magazine. October 1999.