Travelers Rest in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
John L. Plyler Home
Photographed By Julia Cowart, August 4, 2015
1. Side 1 of John L. Plyler Home Marker
Inscription.
John L. Plyler Home. . (side 1) , This house was the boyhood home and birthplace of John L. Plyler (1894-1966), a Furman University alumnus and Harvard Law School graduate who served as an attorney, judge, and dean of the Furman University Law School before becoming the seventh president of Furman University in 1939. Plyler was Furman’s longest serving president, remaining in that post until his retirement in 1964.
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(Continued from other side). During Plyler’s tenure as president he supported the first written campus statement on academic freedom, aligning Furman with the Statement on the Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure of 1940. Plyler also oversaw the development of a new university campus north of Greenville, where classes began in 1958, and the physical unification of Furman University and the Greenville Woman’s College on that new campus several years later.
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This house was the boyhood home and birthplace of John L. Plyler (1894-1966), a Furman University alumnus and Harvard Law School graduate who served as an attorney, judge, and dean of the Furman University Law School before becoming the seventh president of Furman University in 1939. Plyler was Furman’s longest serving president, remaining in that post until his retirement in 1964.
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During Plyler’s tenure as president he supported the first written campus statement on academic freedom, aligning Furman with the Statement on the Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure of 1940. Plyler also oversaw the development of a new university campus north of Greenville, where classes began in 1958, and the physical unification of Furman University and the Greenville Woman’s College on that new campus several years later.
Erected 2015 by Furman University. (Marker Number 23-68.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 34° 58.237′ N, 82° 26.75′ W. Marker is in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, in Greenville
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County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 276) and Henderson Drive (County Road 934), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Located on the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 North Main Street, Travelers Rest SC 29690, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Dr. John L. Plyler, Furman University president (1939-1964)
Courtesy Special Collections and Archives, Furman University
1893
4. 1893 photograph of Plyler home in Travelers Rest, SC
Courtesy Special Collections and Archives, Furman University
Photographed By Julia Cowart, January 5, 2013
5. Modern day view of boyhood home of John L. Plyler
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2015, by Julia Cowart of Greenville, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 4, 2015, by Julia Cowart of Greenville, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.