A fieldstone Tudor mansion on 13 gated acres outside Union, South Carolina, has been reported at about $1.2 million. The estate at 2403 Cross Keys Highway is being offered for sale.
The property, listed under MLS #1603036, appears in data compiled by Weichert and the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors, while The Greenville News cited an earlier figure of roughly $1.2 million. That outlet's reporting forms the backbone of what's publicly known about the home.
A Restoration Two Decades in the Making
The mansion is described as a rare restored fieldstone Tudor built in 1925. The property also includes offices, a kitchen, a breakfast nook, sunrooms, a lower-level recreation room, and a living room close to 30 feet long.
The account discusses the property's history.
From Loyalist Land Grant to Patriot Prize
The account connects Fair Forest Creek with Col. Thomas Fletchall. During the war's Snow Campaign in December 1775, Patriot forces under Col. Richard Richardson captured Fletchall after finding him hiding inside a hollow sycamore tree on Fair Forest Creek, according to Carolana. Fletchall was sent to Charlestown under arrest.
The account also identifies Col. Thomas Brandon as a Patriot officer. A South Carolina historical marker is titled Fair Forest Plantation / Emslie Nicholson House, the Historical Marker Database confirms.
From Textile Fortune to Fieldstone Tudor
The mansion formerly belonged to Emslie Nicholson, a textile president. The Steadman-Nicholson House stands at 414 East Main Street in Union and dates to about 1850, according to background documented by the National Park Service.
The Newberry Opera House, an 1881 Romanesque Revival theater that served as a touring venue and later a movie house before closing in 1952 and undergoing exterior renovation in 1994 and interior renovation in 1996, is described by the SC Picture Project. The estate also retains the original grist-mill millstone from Fletchall's mill on Fair Forest Creek, a physical link stretching back to the property's colonial-era use.
How the Price Stacks Up in Union County
The gated 13-acre estate borders the Sumter National Forest. The article provides no comparable land-listing or Zillow statistics.
The current listing describes the property as a 13-acre estate. Whether a future buyer keeps it as a private residence remains an open question. Prospective buyers can tour the home at 2403 Cross Keys Highway in Union, South Carolina.
