The White Home in Rock Hill, South Carolina is a historical site & wedding venue.

After George's death on February 25, 1849, Ann continued making renovations until the cottage became a large two-story home.

To sustain herself and her four small children Ann rented rooms to boarders, particularly during the Civil War, who often paid her in furniture as they fled from the approaching Union Army.

Ann was also able to afford an 1870s building project because of a considerable inheritance left to her by her older brother, Hiram Hutchison.

Aside from paying boarders, Ann had a room set aside - the "Prophet's Chamber" - for traveling ministers passing through Rock Hill.

Ann White was also renowned for her generous participation in the community, including donations to schools and the building of Rock Hill's first Presbyterian Church.

She used this money to make additional expansions to the White Home, as well as some aesthetic changes beginning in 1859.

George Pendleton White was very supportive of bringing the proposed Charlotte to Columbia rail line through Rock Hill.

[6] The school was located approximately 250 yards northeast of the White Home and a half mile from the railroad depot.

Seven people, who owned 4/5th of the land that would become Rock Hill, gave several reasons for opposing incorporation.

[11] Among them were opposition to the expense of resurfacing the muddy streets, the lack of any perceived positive benefit to incorporation, fears that incompetent men could find their way onto the town council, and worries that they would be unable to afford the high taxes.

He died on February 25, 1849, of pneumonia which he caught while supervising his building crew that was working on preparing for a new railroad line.

"[14] In one story, she is said to have put a stop to a "grog shop" being set up near her home by mounting "a mule and after a long journey [she] succeeded in purchasing the entire tract of land, thereby eliminating undesirable neighbors.

[17] After the Civil War, Ann White sold off pieces of the family's land in order to make money.

James Spratt White served in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War.

Historic Rock Hill is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which owns, restored, and manages the White Home.

It also educates the public about Rock Hill's history and collects historic documents, photographs, and personal accounts.

[24] Historic Rock Hill purchased the White Home in 2005 and spent five years restoring the property.