Bon Haven

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Coordinates: 34°57′48″N 81°56′38″W / 34.96333°N 81.94389°W / 34.96333; -81.94389
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Bon Haven
Bon Haven, February 2012
Bon Haven is located in South Carolina
Bon Haven
Bon Haven is located in the United States
Bon Haven
Location728 N. Church Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Coordinates34°57′48″N 81°56′38″W / 34.96333°N 81.94389°W / 34.96333; -81.94389
Area6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1884
Architectural styleSecond Empire
DemolishedSeptember 25, 2017
NRHP reference No.76001711[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1976
Removed from NRHPFebruary 27, 2020

Bon Haven, also known as The Cleveland House, was an historic house located in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was built about 1884, and was a two-story, brick Second Empire style dwelling with 1920s Neo-Classical style additions. It featured a mansard roof, central tower and massive Ionic order columns and portico. Its builder, John B. Cleveland, was a founder and trustee of Converse College, a trustee of Wofford College, and played a role in the establishment of Spartanburg's city school system.[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Left to rot by its owner, the property was in a state of despair. A couple from Greenville offered to purchase Bon Haven for ~$380,000 and promised to historically restore the property and make it a venue or bed and breakfast. Bon Haven was demolished on September 25, 2017.[4] It was removed from the National Register in 2020. An apartment complex, also named Bon Haven, was built on the former site of the house in 2021.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Karen N. McNulty (March 1976). "Bon Haven" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bon Haven, Spartanburg County (728 N. Church St., Spartanburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bon Haven demolished in Spartanburg". WSPA-TV. September 25, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Contino, Genna (April 12, 2021). "Spartanburg development update: Take a look at the Bon Haven apartments' progress". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2023.


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