Blocker House, Historic house in South Carolina, United States

Blocker House is a two-story clapboard plantation house built circa 1790 by John Blocker, Sr. near Edgefield, South Carolina. A one-story shed-roofed porch carried on four square columns runs along the facade. The grounds hold centuries-old magnolia and cedar trees, a family cemetery and several outbuildings.

John Blocker, Sr. built the Blocker House around 1790 as a plantation house near Edgefield, South Carolina. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

The house carries the name of John Blocker, Sr., who built it around 1790; the family cemetery on the grounds holds the graves of the Blocker family, and the centuries-old magnolia and cedar trees were planted by early residents. The property remained in the Blocker family for generations.

This historic house is located in South Carolina and can be found using standard mapping tools or local directions. Since it is a private residence, visitors should confirm access and visiting conditions before traveling to the site.

The grounds hold a family cemetery and several outbuildings, and among the trees are magnolias and cedars that were already standing when John Blocker, Sr. built the house around 1790.