The William Johnson House, as it’s known, is located on 414 New St. in the city’s noted “Point” neighborhood notable for its grand houses near the Beaufort River.

The William Joseph Wilson House on S.R. 1100/Battleground Road, a half mile north of the state line, in the Crowder's Creek Community, is believed to have been built by William Joseph Wilson in 1824.

According to Brengle, the home is believed to have been the site of Ku Klux Klan meetings in the years after. Daniel Rhyne's eldest son, Robert, went on to become Gaston County's first sheriff. In ...

One of South’s oldest surviving houses The William Johnson House is believed to have been built around 1776 although the exact date isn’t certain. One report puts the building date closer to ...