John Harth House
by Dale Powell
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John Harth House
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Dale Powell
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68 South Battery John Harth House c.1802
John Harth, a lumber mill owner and planter bought this site in December 1797. He lived in Archdale Street until 1802, when he was listed on South Bay. By 1816, when he sold the property to Thomas Legare, a planter, Harth had moved to Orangeburg District. It was purchased in 1843 by Henry A. Middleton, in whose family it remained until 1917, when it was purchased by William J. Pettus of Chevy Chase, Md. Middleton enlarged the house after 1843. Pettus created the notable garden on filled marshland.
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October 18th, 2016
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