Abandoned house South Carolina Prior to Demolition

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The Robbs House, built by Thompson Robbs in 1884, was one of the oldest homes in Gaffney and one of the few brick homes constructed in the town in the nineteenth century. The house was significant due to its craftsmanship and essentially unaltered condition. It retains its original finely detailed porch and a collection of early outbuildings. Thompson Robbs was a wealthy merchant and farmer who settled in Gaffney soon after it was founded. The Robbs family continued to be prominent in the community into the early 20^th century; the home was still owned by descendants of the family until it was demolished in 1991.

he Robbs House has a central passage house plan with a two-story brick ell at the rear. The roof is a jerkinhead gable form with a central jerkinhead gable on the main (south) facade. A prominent feature is the two-story porch with milled posts, fan brackets, a spindled railing and decorative frieze composed of spindles and sawtooth vergeboard. The house has five-course common bond brickwork with pilasters framing the main entrance, which features its original door with border glass. Windows are two-over-two rounded arch sash. Outbuildings on the lot include an original brick stable which has a large rounded arch doorway with three-course brick relief arching. To the west of the house is a ca. 1900 brick carriage house with six-light fixed windows and a shed roof.

(1986)

(1986)

(1986)