< Select A Different Album Graham Cabin at Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, SC November 5, 2009 The log cabin, built about 1780, was relocated to Anne Springs Close Greenway near Fort Mill, SC in 1999. The exterior of the cabin can be viewed while visiting the Greenway. The interior can be viewed by appointment by calling Anne Springs Close Greenway at 803-548-7252. The cabin William C. Graham lived in is pictured. The cabin, built about 1780, is constructed of hand hewn American chestnut logs. It was disassembled, moved, and reassembled at Anne Springs Close Greenway in 1999. The cabin originally was located near where Philadelphia United Methodist Church is located on Highway 160 in South Carolina. (Click on any picture to enlarge it.) The cabin has a porch that wraps around two sides. The stone fireplace chimney is not original to the house and was constructed of field stones collected near where the house is now located. In the interior of the cabin, visitors can see adz marks on the hand hewn American chestnut logs. New chinking was colored a clay color to match the type chinking originally used. Farm implements of the type that would have been used by people who lived in the cabin are displayed. The cabin was occupied continuously for 200 years. The entrance doorway is pictured. The ceiling of the cabin was whitewashed at some time in the past to brighten the room and reflect light from lamps used by those who lived within. There is liveable space above the main floor. It is not open for tours however. Educational displays inside the cabin explain the process used in disassembling and relocating the cabin. Tours of the cabin can be arranged by calling Anne Springs Close Greenway at 803-548-7252. < Select A Different Album < Home