Media release provided by Greenville County Historic and Natural Resources Trust.
Greenville County, SC – The Greenville County Historic & Natural Resources Trust (the Trust) and its partners gathered Tuesday, October 20, at 3141 Highway 14 to celebrate the protection of the Bates House and its nearly 11-acre grounds. The circa 1835 house, barn, and spring are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property is now owned by Upstate Preservation Trust, which will manage the site.
The property is valued at $1.17 million. The Trust committed $600,000, $100,000 of which came from a gift by the New Leaf Fund at the Community Foundation of Greenville, for a net county investment of $500,000. The Trust’s share came from funds appropriated by Greenville County Council. The South Carolina Conservation Bank, the Trust’s longest-running funding partner, invested $400,000, and the former owners, the Ward family, sold the property at a significant discount from its appraised value. Bates House is the Trust’s third historic preservation project…