It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, three bay brick residence in the Greek Revival style.

It was the home of George Washington Sullivan, Sr., (1809–1887), a prominent farmer and public servant of Laurens District before, during, and after the American Civil War.

[2][3] The 1849 last will and testament of Joseph Sullivan bequeathed “one tract of land, suppose [sic] to contain four hundred acres including the Hickory Tavern” to his minor son, Milton A. Sullivan.

George W. Sullivan was named as the trustee “until my son Milton A arrives of age.”[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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