▁additional ▁bed rooms ▁at ▁the ▁back . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁four ▁rooms ▁has ▁a ▁fire place . ▁The ▁original ▁floor ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁wooden ▁p ine ▁floor boards ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Sim kins . ▁ ▁Other ▁modifications ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁include ▁a ▁shed - ro of ▁bath room ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁mid - tw enti eth ▁century . ▁Iron ▁bars ▁have ▁been ▁placed ▁over ▁the ▁windows ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁one - story , ▁three - room ▁building ▁of ▁similar ▁construction ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁that ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁house . ▁This ▁was ▁probably ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁house ▁for ▁visit ing ▁civil ▁rights ▁workers . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Although ▁an ▁or al ▁tradition ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁before ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁constructed ▁c . ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁Sim kins ▁family ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁Mode j ska ▁Sim kins ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁vac ant ▁for ▁a ▁period . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁Coll abor ative ▁for ▁Community ▁Trust , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁Columbia ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁address ing ▁social ▁change , ▁raised ▁US $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁towards ▁purch asing ▁the ▁house . ▁They ▁won ▁a ▁stabil ization ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Carolina ▁State ▁Historic ▁Pres