Miller-Turner House
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(Front) The Miller-Turner House is situated on a 450-acre land grant issued in 1772. The oldest sections of the house may date to c.1837, when the property was owned by local builder Alexander J. Miller (b. c.1797). Originally one-story, the house’s second floor was completed in 1896 by owner and businessman Samuel C. Turner (1864-1896).
The house remained in the Turner family until 1989. (Reverse) Among the house’s owners were Charles A. Thornwell (1820-1855), who may have lived here while serving in the S. C. legislature. Merchant John D. Murchison (1826-1862) lived here 1877-1882. The house is said to have boarded teachers for the Bennettsville Female Academy in the early 1900s, as well as Army Air Corps instructors during World War II.
It was included in the Bennettsville Historic District, established 1978. Sponsored by Christian Fellowship Church, 2019
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