Reverend Thomas J. Earle was a minister and educator who settled in Gowensville, South Carolina. He founded the Gowensville Seminary, which educated students from around the area. Built in 1874, Earlsedale was made of bricks that were made on-site. Students would often board at the home while going to the school.
Very nice post about a lovely home I have been inside and visited often. The Earle family was very influential in the upper Spartanburg County area.