Michael Gaffney Home

This home is located on Limestone Street, across from City Hall. These photos were taken 5 Jun 2012 by Jeanne Hicks and are copyrighted to Jeanne Hicks.

Michael Gaffney Home
Michael Gaffney was born in Granard, Ireland and immigrated to the United States
in 1797. After a short period in New York, he set sail for Charleston, South Carolina.
He departed Charleston for the upstate and arrived at Smith's Ford on the Broad River
on December 17, 1800. There he met and married Mary "Polly" Smith, daughter of John
Smith, on July 21, 1803.

Gaffney purchased 805 acres of land from John McKie on January 20, 1804, for
$600.00. He then constructed his home, store and trading post at the corner of present day N Granard Street and Baker Blvd. This intersection was a Native American trail and wagon road. It became known as Gaffney's Crossroads, later Gaffney's Old Field.

Michael and Polly's first child was born June 1, 1804, most likely in this log home.

This hand hewn log home is donated to the City of Gaffney by the Gaffney
Bicentenniel Commission and Committees on this day June 23, 2006.