Morgan House is a historic home located

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Pickens County, South Carolina Pickens County is located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 131,404. Its county seat is Pickens. The county was created in 1826. It is part of the Greenville-Anderson- Mauldin ...

. It was built in 1893 in the Queen Anne, and modified about 1917 with

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style changes. It is a -story frame dwelling and features a porch with

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columns. It is associated with the Morgan family, who operated a mercantile retail establishment and founders of the Bank of Central. The house now serves as the home of the Central History Museum, which is operated by the Central Heritage Society. It was listed on the

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in 2001.

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central History Museum - Central Heritage Society
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1893 Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Queen Anne architecture in South Carolina Houses in Pickens County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Pickens County, South Carolina Central, South Carolina Museums in Pickens County, South Carolina {{PickensCountySC-NRHP-stub