Hagood-Mauldin House/Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts (Pickens, South Carolina)

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Hagood-Mauldin House/Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts, Pickens Built circa 1856 by James Hagood, a prominent attorney, in the old town of Pickens near the Keowee River, the house was dismantled and moved to its present location in 1868. James Hagood's daughter, Frances ("Miss Queen") Hagood Mauldin, made later additions to the house. Changes included the classic Greek porch columns. An office building for her husband, Judge T.J. Mauldin, was built next to the house; it was also designed with the Greek porch columns. Judge Mauldin used the office during his career as an attorney, judge, South Carolina legislator and senator. This classical Greek revival house features 17th and 18th century art and furnishings. Mrs. Irma Hendricks Morris, a descendant of prominent Upstate South Carolina Revolutionary War heroes, Moses Hendricks and Captain John Anderson, bought the house (then called "Homestead Hall") in 1955. Mrs. Morris, a noted authority in 17th and 18th century antiques, traveled extensively collecting art works and period pieces for her business. She generously bequeathed the home and all of its contents to the Pickens County Historical Society in 1987. The house features portraits, furniture, silver, and porcelain from the 17th and 18th centuries as part of the Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts. The Hagood-Mauldin House is an offical site along the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor. Open April 1 - December 12, third Saturday of each month, 11 AM -4 PM. Admission $2.00 adults and $1.00 students. Group tours offered by appointment. 104 N. Lewis St., Pickens, SC 29671 (864) 878-3258.