The Manor (Bishopville, South Carolina)
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The Manor, also known as The Tisdale House, now The Cullifer Manor is an historic home located at
Bishopville Bishopville is a town in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,471 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. Geography Bishopville is located at (34.219027, -80.248877) near Lee State Park. According t ...
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Lee County, South Carolina Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,531, making it the fifth-least populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Bishopville. History The county is named f ...
. It was built between 1914 and 1918, and is a two-story, rectangular Neoclassical style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof and two interior brick chimneys. On the front façade is a free-standing, two-story
portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...
with six wooden
Corinthian order The Corinthian order (Greek: Κορινθιακός ρυθμός, Latin: ''Ordo Corinthius'') is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order ...
columns, and a
balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...
, and decorative railing along the roofline. Also on the property are two original, one-story brick, hip-roofed buildings which serve as a garage and storage area for the main house. The home was recently purchased on September 18, 2020, by Kevin and Jenna Cullifer. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1986.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1918 Houses in Lee County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, South Carolina {{LeeCountySC-NRHP-stub