Towles Farmstead

Towles Farmstead
Nearest city 4595 and 4611 Towles Rd, near Meggett, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°43′14″N 80°11′06″W / 32.72056°N 80.18500°W / 32.72056; -80.18500Coordinates: 32°43′14″N 80°11′06″W / 32.72056°N 80.18500°W / 32.72056; -80.18500
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built c. 1910 (1910)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 93001513[1]
Added to NRHP January 21, 1994

Towles Farmstead, also known as Goshen Plantation and Plainsfield, is a historic farmstead and national historic district located near Meggett, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure. They include two early-20th century residences: a one-story, frame house constructed about 1903, with characteristic Neo-Classical and Bungalow features; and a two-story, rectangular frame house constructed in 1930, with characteristic Colonial Revival and Italian Renaissance features. Associated with the houses are a variety of contributing utility outbuildings.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Joseph H. Heard and Spencer A. Trolley (March 1993). "Towles Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Towles Farmstead, Charleston County (4595 Towles Rd. and 4611 Towles Rd., Meggett vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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