The Greene County Historical Society, a nonprofit organization, was
established in 1960. The purpose of this society is to preserve our history and
historical properties in Greene County. There are over forty residences and
seven public buildings from the ante-bellum period and many others from the
Victoria era in Eutaw. Each year the Society hosts a Tour of Homes the
second weekend of October. This tour features at least four historic homes
and several historic churches.
Iredell P. Vaughn, a tailor, built this house for his bride, Margaret R. Steele,
in 1841. The Patton family gave the house and land for a memorial garden to
the adjacent Presbyterian Church in the 1970s. The home was transferred to
the Greene County Historical Society for restoration and upon completion
became its headquarters. A room was added in honor of Roy Swayze, a
member instrumental in the success of this and many other historical
preservation projects.