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Photographer: Special Collections, South Carolina Library, USC Columbia
Taken: April 11, 2009
Caption: The Mansion House
Originally Located at the Site of the Poinsett Hotel
Additional Description: Built by William Toney, this 24-room hotel was built to accommodate the coastal planters who came to Greenville during the summer months to escape the heat and malaria. The hotel occupied lots seven and eight of the original city plan. Inside, the hotel featured marble floors, glass chandeliers, and a rope-operated elevator. John C. Calhoun was a regular guest at the hotel when he visited Greenville.
Submitted: April 12, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p59105
File Size: 1.019 Megabytes

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