Black River Plantation House Explained

Black River Plantation House
Location:Southwestern side of South Carolina Highway 51, 0.5 miles northwest of Peters Creek, near Georgetown, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.5103°N -79.3003°W
Builder:Waddell, Charles L. Waddell
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:March 2, 1994
Refnum:94000062

Black River Plantation House, also known as Rice Hope Plantation, Black River; and International Paper Company House, is a historic home located near Georgetown in Georgetown County, South Carolina. It was built in 1919, and is a -story, Neo-Classical Revival frame house. It is clad in weatherboard and has a hipped roof. The riverside façade features a portico supported by four columns with Corinthian order capitals. The house was purchased by the International Paper Company in 1942, and used by company employees and guests as a resort.[1] [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katherine H. Richardson . Black River Plantation House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1993 . pdf . 7 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Black River Plantation House, Georgetown County (off S.C. Sec. Rd. 4, Oatland vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 7 July 2012.