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	Blocker House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	About 6 miles northwest of Edgefield on U.S. Route 25, near Edgefield, South Carolina
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1775-1790 by John Blocker, Sr.
NRHP reference No.	71000771
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1971

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The Blocker House is a historic plantation home located near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina built circa 1790 by John Blocker, Sr. It is a two-story, clapboard dwelling with a one-story shed-roofed porch supported by four square columns. The property includes centuries old magnolia and cedar trees, a family cemetery, and several outbuildings.^[2] ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Ruhr, Nancy R. (1971). "Blocker House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 20 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthor= (help)
^ "Blocker House, Edgefield County (U.S. Hwy. 25, Edgefield vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

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^ The Story of Edgefield a 2011 publication by The Edgefield Historical Society. Page 69 with photo.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Ruhr, Nancy R. (1971). "Blocker House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 20 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthor= (help)

[scdah-3] "Blocker House, Edgefield County (U.S. Hwy. 25, Edgefield vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

[4] The Story of Edgefield a 2011 publication by The Edgefield Historical Society. Page 69 with photo.

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