Farmfield Plantation House
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Farmfield Plantation House | |
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| Location | 1 Farmfield Rd., Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°46′30″N 79°59′36″W / 32.77500°N 79.99333°WCoordinates: 32°46′30″N 79°59′36″W / 32.77500°N 79.99333°W |
| Area | 6.84 acres (2.77 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 82001517[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1982 |
Farmfield Plantation House was built in 1854 for William Ravenel, a prominent Charleston businessman and banker. It is one of the few plantation houses with unaltered exteriors in St. Andrew’s Parish which survived the American Civil War. The interior has been modified.[2]
Farmfield Plantation once included most of the property between U.S. Highway 17 and Folly Road, but most of it has been subidivided. Its construction was described by Rose Pringle Ravenel, the daughter of the builder, in her book Piazza Tales. Today, the house is surrounded on three sides by suburban development. In 2002, an easement to the Lowcountry Open Land Trust was placed on the remaining six acres to ensure no further subdivisions.[3]
The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Farmfield Plantation House, Charleston County (Farmfield Rd., Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved Nov 26, 2012.
- ↑ Lynne Langley (Sep 12, 2002). "Easement protects Farmfield". Charleston Post & Courier. p. B3. Retrieved Nov 26, 2012.
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