This Greek Revival structure has been the centerpiece of Pendleton life for over 180 years. It is the oldest Farmers Hall still in continuous use in the United States. The ground floor has always been reserved for commercial trade and on the second floor was the town meeting hall. The village green was the site of the old courthouse; the quartet of sturdy Doric columns were added in 1848. It was in this hall that Thomas Green Clemson campaigned for a state agricultural college that is Clemson University today. John C. Calhoun, a leading advocate of states’ rights in the early 1800s a Vice-Presidnet under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, was among the members of the Farmer’s Society.
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