Beneventum Plantation House

Historic house in South Carolina, United States
United States historic place
Beneventum Plantation House
Beneventum Plantation House, HABS Photo, October 1977
33°26′43″N 79°15′39″W / 33.44528°N 79.26083°W / 33.44528; -79.26083
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
Architectural styleColonial, Southern Colonial
MPSGeorgetown County Rice Culture MPS
NRHP reference No.88000526[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1988

Beneventum Plantation House, originally known as Prospect Hill Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina. It was built about 1750, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian style house. It features a one-story portico across the center two-thirds of the façade. The rear half of the house was added about 1800, with further rear additions made probably early-20th century. It was the home of Christopher Gadsden, a prominent statesmen and soldier of the American Revolution, the originator of the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, and Federalist Party leader in the early national period.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It is now a private residence with no visitation. There is a state historical marker on the public right of way on Beneventum Road.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ J. Tracy Power and Sherry Piland (September 1987). "Beneventum Plantation House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Beneventum Plantation House, Georgetown County (off S.C. Sec. Rd. 431, Georgetown vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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