Shiness SCHM 35-31
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N 34° 36.860 W 079° 40.923
17S E 620830 N 3831064
The plaque is located near downtown Bennettsville,SC , at 100 Fayetteville Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMTG53
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2016
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Text:
(obverse)
According to a plaque placed on its western wall at time of construction, Shiness was built in 1903 by Alexander James Matheson and named for his paternal grandmother´s home in Sutherlandshire, Scotland. Matheson was born in Marlboro County in 1848, became a successful businessman and large landowner, married Sarah Ellen Jarnigan in 1870 and became the father of nine
(Reverse)
children. He died in 1918 and is buried in McCall Cemetery in Bennettsville. Shiness was sold in 1939 to J. L. Powers, who converted it into apartments. A key structure in Bennettsville´s 1978 National Register District, Shiness was purchased by William Light Kinney, Jr., in 1984 for adaptive use as business offices and retail shops.
Erected by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission - 1991
Marker Name: Shiness SCHM 35-31
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: SCHM 35-31
County: Marlboro
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