Colonel John Gotea Pressley House, also known as the Pressley-Hirsch-Green House and Wylma M. Green House is a historic home located at

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. It was built in 1855, and is a -story, weatherboard-clad

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style frame dwelling. The front facade features a “rain porch” and a dormer with a

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. It was the home of Colonel John Gotea Pressley, a prominent local attorney, judge, and Confederate regimental field officer. It was listed in the

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in 1997. Pressley was.b9rn May 24, 1833.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Greek Revival houses in South Carolina Houses completed in 1855 Houses in Williamsburg County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Williamsburg County, South Carolina {{WilliamsburgCountySC-NRHP-stub