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Whitehall
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Whitehall
This Greenville summer home of Henry Middleton, Governor of South Carolina and son of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was built in 1813 upon land previously owned by Lemuel Alston. The home, located at 310 West Earle Street and better known as Whitehall, was later resold to George Washington Earle when Middleton became minister to Russia in 1820. Earle gave the house to his daughter, Eugenia, who married Charles Benjamin Stone, and the house has remained in the Stone family since. The house, originally containing no closets, is 4,200 square feet with piazzas on the first and second floor, giving Whitehall its most noticeable feature. Directions: Depart from Heritage Green Place. Turn right onto Buncombe St. At the fork of Rutherford St. and Buncombe St., take the right fork and continue on Rutherford St. Turn right onto West Earle St. and Whitehall (displayed with a historical marker) will be on the left. Atkinson, Alyce. "Living History: Rich and Rita Stone 'Always Knew' Historic Whitehall Would be Their Home." The Greenville News 18 September, 1994: 1E. Dellinger, Patty K. "Historical Landmarks: Whitehall." The Greenville News 11 March, 1979: 3D. "Whitehall History." The Greenville Magazine December 1982. 51. McCuen, Anne. "Earle Street Historic District: Setting the Record Straight." Greenville Magazine. October 1999. |