In 1838 Josiah Kilgore bought the land on which this home originally stood from George Boyle. Documentation shows that when Kilgore bought the lot, a house already stood on it, perhaps built by George and Joannah Boyle. The price that Kilgore paid for this land indicates that the house on the lot was a substantial dwelling. Tradition says that Kilgore built a home for his daughter Mary K. Stokes when she married. If so, then the original house was replaced. The house, Greenville's only bicentennial restoration project, remained in the Kilgore family until Lillian Gaines, a descendant of Mary Kezziah Kilgore, married R.E. Lewis. Then, remaining in the Lewis family until 1974, the house was given to Buncombe Street Methodist Church. Finally, on April 24, 1974, the house, which is an example of Palladian architecture, was acquired by the Greenville Garden Club. It was moved to a location near McPherson Park, its current location, in July of that year.

Directions:
Depart from Heritage Green Place. Turn left onto Buncombe Street. At Academy Street, turn left. Cross the bridge and cross Main Street. Continue on Academy Street and the Kilgore-Lewis House is on the right.

Dellinger, Patty K. "The Josiah Kilgore House." The Greenville News 22 April, 1979: 3D.

Greenville Deed. S-387.

Greenville Deed. X-384.