Deep in edits here on the epilogue to University, Court, and Slave and I'm thinking about John C. Calhoun this evening, which reaches back to work I did in law school. So perhaps it's time to dig into my virutal stack of photos and ask a trivia building question related to him. What's the building at right? This isn't wildly related to Calhoun -- certainly not as related as the Fort Hill question I posed last spring. But this is certainly a building he visited and had more than a passing connection with.
More on Calhoun shortly I think.
Farmers Hall. Pendleton, SC.
Posted by: Jason Mazzone | July 02, 2012 at 09:37 PM
I believe that's Farmers' Hall in Pendleton, SC, home (fittingly enough) to the Pendleton Farmers' Society. Completed in 1828, it was the first permanent farmer's society hall in the United States. John C. Calhoun was the Society's president in the late 1830s and, in the 1860s, Thomas Clemson first discussed the founding Clemson College with its members. Today it is apparently home to the restaurant "1826 on the Green," serving "a mix of creole, low country and Mediterranean cuisines."
Posted by: Owen | July 02, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Jason and Owen, you are both correct. I have no idea how you identify this so quickly. Congratulations!
Posted by: Alfred Brophy | July 03, 2012 at 10:45 AM