A prime piece of South Carolina real estate history has hit the market in the form of a “rare” 161-year-old former smokehouse that has been elegantly transformed into a cozy two-bedroom abode.
Offered for just $265,000, the historic 2,221-square-foot Beech Island, SC, home, which sits at the top of the week’s most popular homes list, was originally built in 1865 during the Civil War, when South Carolina was still a Confederate state.
According to the listing, the home is said to have been built by a carpenter named Mr. Chambers as a smokehouse for Dr. Randolph Bradford. Following the Civil War, it was relocated “piece by piece” from swampland to its current location, where it has stood for more than 100 years…