The Elam Sharpe House refers to a historic plantation home built by Colonel Elam Sharpe Jr. in the mid-19th century near Tamassee, South Carolina. This residence was situated on a 4,900-acre estate, which was a wedding gift from his father-in-law, Robert Young Hayne, a prominent South Carolina statesman who served as U.S. Senator and Governor.​

 Elam Sharpe Jr. was born on May 10, 1821, in Pendleton, South Carolina, to Elam Sharpe Sr. and Elizabeth Miller. He married Frances Henrietta Hayne on November 22, 1844. Frances was the daughter of Robert Young Hayne and Frances Henrietta Pinckney .

• The couple’s plantation in Tamassee featured a substantial home and operated as a working estate. Elam Sharpe Jr. was actively involved in the community, serving as a ruling elder and clerk of session at the Old Stone Church in Pendleton .​
•  During the Civil War, Elam Sharpe Jr. served in the First South Carolina Cavalry, part of Hampton’s Brigade. He was wounded in action and honorably discharged.​

• In a display of loyalty to the Confederacy, he sold the Tamassee plantation for $50,000 in gold and converted the proceeds into Confederate currency. Unfortunately, the collapse of the Confederacy rendered the currency worthless, resulting in significant financial loss for the Sharpe family .​
• Following these events, the family relocated first to Alabama and later to Dallas, Texas, where Elam Sharpe Jr. became a Presbyterian minister. He passed away on November 24, 1888 .​

While the exact current status of the original Elam Sharpe House in Tamassee is not detailed in available records, the family’s legacy is preserved through historical accounts and genealogical records. Elam Sharpe Sr., his wife Elizabeth, and John Miller are interred at the Old Stone Church Cemetery in Pendleton, South Carolina .​