This 19th century cabin is your perfect cozy getaway. This guest house is located on a 3.5 acre property, secluded from the historic neighborhood, though it's just 3 miles from downtown Greenville and the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Less than a mile to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, this cottage is perfect for jaunts to downtown Greenville, Furman University, Paris Mountain, Travelers Rest and Unity Park! Micro weddings and events are available upon request and approval with applicable fees applied.
Perfect stay for our quick visit to Greenville. Communication with owner was great and very quick to respond to any questions. Very clean and had everything we needed.
The cabin was just as described and perfect for our one night stay. I wish I could pack the whole cabin up and take it back home with us it was so cool! The property manager was easy to communicate with and helped us each step of the way.
Our house was built in 1909 by a gentleman by the name of WJ Thackston. He was in real estate, and he bought all of the land in the area from the family of the former Governor of South Carolina, Benjamin Franklin Perry. Thackston along with a group of gentlemen including J.B. Duke (Duke power) and a Furman (Furman university) enticed a textile finishing company to build a plant at the end of what would be come Clarendon Ave. This plant supported a mill village that would grow to become the San Souci Neighborhood, and would feature one of the first golf courses in the south (which would have been behind the cabin). We were told that the cabin was moved to the site as our home was being built, but do not know where it existed previous to that. We assume based on a number of wrought iron nails on the exterior that it was once in a public space, and the nails were from postings and bulletins. We are always looking for more information, but chasing down 100 year history is difficult.