Fonti Flora Plantation Explained

Fonti Flora Plantation
Location:5.4 miles northeast of Monticello on South Carolina Highway 99, near Monticello, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.4017°N -81.3458°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
Added:April 24, 1979
Refnum:79002382

Fonti Flora Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Monticello, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1836, and is a 2-½ story clapboard residence set on low foundations. The front façade features a full width two-story Greek Revival portico supported by six square paneled piers. Additional decorative detail includes the Gothic Revival style tripartite Gothic windows on the front and side facades.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julie Burr, Nancy Fox, and Mr. and Mrs. George Tomlin . Fonti Flora Plantation . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 1979. 5 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Fonti Flora, Fairfield County (S.C. Hwy. 99, Monticello vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 5 July 2012.