Town of Bluffton buys historic Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage
Bluffton Today
The town of Bluffton this week announced it has bought the Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage, a one-story structure on Bridge Street it said is historically significant.
The 0.9-acre property was purchased for $475,000 on Dec. 31 from Kehinde Thomas and Tavi Fields of Matthews, North Carolina, a town news release said.
Town officials will discuss plans to stabilize and preserve the house at future meetings and workshops.
The Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage, formerly known as the Michael C. Riley House, was built around 1940 by Riley, a prominent African American store owner and Bluffton resident, the town said.