Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Snee Farm House

Location	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Nearest city	Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°50′46″N 79°49′29″W / 32.84611°N 79.82472°W / 32.84611; -79.82472Coordinates: 32°50′46″N 79°49′29″W / 32.84611°N 79.82472°W / 32.84611; -79.82472
Area	28.45 acres (12 ha)^[1]
Established	September 8, 1988
Visitors	45,254 (in 2011)^[2]
Governing body	National Park Service
Snee Farm-Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Nearest city	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Built	1824
NRHP Reference #	73001702^[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1973^[3]
Designated NHL	November 7, 1973

The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service, preserving a portion of Charles Pinckney's Snee Farm country retreat and plantation.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The site is located at 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Pinckney (1757-1824) was a member of a prominent political family in South Carolina. He fought in the American Revolutionary War and was one of the principal framers of the United States Constitution. He served as Governor of South Carolina, and as a member of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. He was also President Thomas Jefferson's minister to Spain, after he helped Jefferson win the presidential campaign of 1800. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and was designated a National Historic Site in 1988.

Setting

The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Charleston, South Carolina, on 25 acres (10 ha) of Wando Neck, a peninsula formed by the Wando River and Cooper River. The site has wooded and swampy areas on the eastern and western parts of the property, and a manicured grassy area with ornamental plantings around the main house. The property includes, in addition to the main house, a barn, corncrib, and caretaker's residence. A stone cenotaph commemmorates Colonel Charles Pinckney, Snee Farm's founder.^[4]

History

Snee Farm was established by Colonel Charles Pinckney in 1754, and was inherited by his son also named Charles in 1782. The younger Pinckney used Snee Farm as a working plantation and country estate (it was conveniently accessible to Charleston by boat) until about 1816, when he placed the property in trust. The present main house was built in the 1820s, after it passed out of his hands. The estate remained largely intact until the 20th century, when development pressures prompted its subdivision. The site, covering the central portion of the historic estate, was purchased by preservationists in 1988, and was sold the same year to the National Park Service following the passage of enabling legislation by the United States Congress. Because the site no longer has any structures associated with the Pinckneys, details of their interaction with the property are limited to archaeological and documentary work.^[4]

Photos

Charles Pinckney

House in 2006

House in 2011

References

The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

↑ "Listing of acreage as of December 31, 2011". Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
↑ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 "Cultural Resource History of Charles Pinckney National Historic Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
↑ Snell, Charles W. (January 15, 1973). "Snee Farm (Charles Pinckney Farm)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
↑ "Snee Farm (Charles Pinckney Farm)" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
↑ "Snee Farm, Charleston County (Long Point Rd, off U.S. Hwy. 17, Mount Pleasant vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

External links

Media related to Snee Farm-Charles Pinckney National Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons
Official NPS website: Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Historic Charleston's Religious and Community Buildings, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-87, "Snee Farm, 1240 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, SC", 48 photos, 21 measured drawings, 34 data pages, 4 photo caption pages
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-87-A, "Snee Farm, Servant's House, 1240 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, SC", 10 photos, 1 photo caption page

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types

Lists by county	Abbeville Aiken Allendale Anderson Bamberg Barnwell Beaufort Berkeley Calhoun Charleston Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton Darlington Dillon Dorchester Edgefield Fairfield Florence Georgetown Greenville Greenwood Hampton Horry Jasper Kershaw Lancaster Laurens Lee Lexington Marion Marlboro McCormick Newberry Oconee Orangeburg Pickens Richland Saluda Spartanburg Sumter Union Williamsburg York

Lists by city	Charleston Columbia Greenville North Charleston Rock Hill

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

Keeper of the Register History of the National Register of Historic Places Property types Historic district Contributing property

Protected areas of South Carolina

Federal

National Parks	Congaree

National Historic Sites and Monuments	Charles Pinckney NHS Fort Sumter NM Ninety Six NHS

National Military Parks and Battlefields	Cowpens NB Kings Mountain NMP

National Historic Trail	Overmountain Victory

National Forests	Francis Marion Sumter

National Wildlife Refuges	Cape Romain Carolina Sandhills Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin Pinckney Island Santee Savannah Tybee Waccamaw

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin North Inlet-Winyah Bay

Wilderness Areas	Cape Romain Congaree Ellicott Rock Hell Hole Bay Little Wambaw Swamp Wambaw Creek Wambaw Swamp

Wild and Scenic River	Chattooga River

State

State Parks	Andrew Jackson Baker Creek Barnwell Caesars Head Cheraw Chester Colleton Devils Fork Edisto Beach Givhans Ferry Goodale Hickory Knob Hunting Island Huntington Beach Jones Gap Kings Mountain Lake Warren Landsford Canal Lee Little Pee Dee Myrtle Beach Oconee Paris Mountain Poinsett Santee Sesquicentennial Table Rock

State Historic Sites	Charles Towne Landing Colonial Dorchester Hampton Plantation Musgrove Mill Oconee Station Redcliffe Plantation Rivers Bridge Rose Hill Plantation

State Recreation Areas	Calhoun Falls Dreher Island Hamilton Branch Lake Greenwood Lake Hartwell Lake Wateree Sadlers Creek

State Natural Areas	Aiken Croft Keowee-Toxaway Lee

State Forests	Harbison Manchester Poe Creek Sand Hills Wee Tee

Wildlife Management Areas	Bear Island Belfast Bonneau Ferry Campbell's Crossroads Crackerneck Donnelley Draper Edisto River Fant's Grove Gray Court Hickory Top James Ross Jim Timmerman Keowee Mason McBee McConnells Tract Palachucola Pee Dee Samworth Santee-Delta Thurmond Turkey Creek Turtle Island Webb Woodbury Worth Mountain

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