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Beggs-Holcomb House – Spartanburg, South Carolina

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This 1920 home was built in Converse Heights, and it is a contributing property to the Historic District.

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Buckley-Ligon House – Spartanburg, South Carolina

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Built in 1928, this home is a contributing property to the Converse Heights Historic District.

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Loessburg-Wrightson House-Spartanburg, South Carolina

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Built in 1950, this home is a contributing property to the Converse Heights Historic District.

1954 advertisement in The Spartanburg Herald Journal
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Seven Gables-Spartanburg, South Carolina

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The home of Henry and Martha Blackford was built in the early 1920s. It is a contributing property to the Converse Heights Historic District.

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The Year in Review-Top Ten Posts of 2024

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Thank you for joining me in my travels around the South. It’s been a great year of wandering backroads and a few main ones. If I learned anything, it is that people love abandoned houses, buildings with unexpected histories, and (in)famous graves.

Cleveland DeLuxe Cottages-A Georgia Motel with a Connection to the Cabbage Patch Kids
The Grave of Moses Harshaw-The Story of “The Meanest Man Alive” in Clarkesville, Georgia
The Krispy Kreme of Spartanburg, South Carolina
Lone Oak Motel in Toccoa, Georgia was the Final Home of R&B singer Dee Clark
Briarcliff, The Mansion of Asa “Buddie” Candler Jr. In Atlanta, Georgia
The Graves of The McCrary Twins-World’s Largest Twins
The James and Lily Gaines House of Adairsville, Georgia
The William Knight House-The First Lustron Built in Georgia Still Stands Today
The Tent Graves of Stamps Cemetery in Putnam County, Tennessee
Coca-Cola Building of Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Art Deco Apartment Building-Spartanburg, South Carolina

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This Art Deco building on East Main Street was built in 1945. Originally an apartment building, it was converted to office space in the mid-1960s. It is now the home of the LandArtDesign Group.