High Point Plantation – Fairfield County
Special thanks to Jenifer Barnes from bringing High Point to our attention and contributing much of the information on this page.
Basic Information
- Location – near Jenkinsville, Fairfield County
East side of SC 215, approximately 3 miles south of Jenkinsville
- Origin of name – Sits on a ridge which is the highest point between Columbia and Spartanburg (Historic sites of Fairfield County).
- Other names – ?
- Current status – Privately owned; house restored in the 2000s
Timeline
- 1773 – Earliest known date of existence
William Thompson was granted the property by King George III (Historic sites of Fairfield County).
- 1800 – House built by William Thompson (National Register)
- 1842 – William Thompson died leaving High Point to his daughter and her husband Hargrave A. and Margaret Jane Glenn (National Register).
High Point would remain in the family until the 1980s when it was then sold.
Land
- Number of acres – 5.5 in 1981 (National Register)
- Primary crop – Cotton was the cash crop; corn and fodder were also grown (National Register)
- Thompson family cemetery remains on the property.
(National Register)
Owners
- Chronological list – William Thompson (1773-1842), Hargrave A. and Margaret Jane Glenn (1842-?), David G. Jetter
Slaves
- Number of slaves – 23 in 1842 (National Register)
Buildings
- Farmhouse, frame smokehouse, and a frame barn (National Register)
Web Resources
- National Register of Historic Places
– Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1981
– Photographs, architectural overview - Historic sites of Fairfield County: Click here - High Point Plantation numbered 87
- Map of Western Fairfield County: Click here - High Point Plantation numbered 87
