Evens-McMullan House
a.k.a. Magnolia Manor
303 Bolling St., Greenville, ALThe Evens-McMullan House, also known as Magnolia Manor, was constructed by Holden Evens in the late 1860s although no definite date is available. Evens was a lumberman from West Florida who moved to Greenville around 1860. He selected the timber for use in the construction and included a spiral staircase and heavy molding and plaster fresco work around the ceiling. According to Even's son, Captain Holden Evens, he also planted the large Magnolia trees that still surround the house. The house was purchased in 1891 by Frank McMullan, a prominent Greenville jeweler, and was in the family's possession for over sixty years. It was last owned in the 1970s by William Morgan.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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