Oconee County Government Annex Conference Room at 415 S. Pine Street

#111 Building Blocks

Quilter Ellen Henderson

Sponsor Upstate Heritage QUilt Trail

The Building Blocks quilt block quilt block is displayed inside the Conference Room. .

The Building Block pattern first appeared in the Chicago Tribune January 15.1938, with the name of Nancy Cabot. According to Jinney Beyer, Author of The Quilters Album of Patchwork Patterns, the onepatch design is an arrangement of multiple patches of identical shape with varied colors. Ellen Henderson of Landrum, SC, made the fabric block replicated for this quilt panel..

The Oconee County Government Annex was originally Pine Street Elementary School from the early 1950’s until 1996. The County acquired the building in 1996 and began centralizing many of its offices to this location in 1997. Currently about 60 alumni of Pine Street Elementary are working in this building. The County Council Chamber once served as the school auditorium.