Gravel Hill Plantation (Hampton, South Carolina) Explained

Gravel Hill Plantation (Hampton, South Carolina) should not be confused with Gravel Hill Plantation (Allendale, South Carolina).

Gravel Hill Plantation
Location:3954 Augusta Stage Coach Rd, Garnett, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.638°N -81.297°W
Built:c.
Builder:Huntington, Robert Palmer
Architecture:Shingle Style, Rustic Style
Added:May 10, 2010
Refnum:10000240

Gravel Hill Plantation is a historic hunting plantation complex located at Garnett, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is the 20-acre core of a large hunting plantation that includes eleven historic buildings; nine of them were designed and built by the owner, Robert Palmer Huntington. The complex includes three residential buildings, a kitchen and dining facility, ice house, stables and ancillary service buildings. Also on the property are a corn crib and a tenant's house. It is a rare example of the Adirondack or Rustic Style in South Carolina.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John M. Bryan. Gravel Hill Plantation. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . 6 November 2009. pdf . June 1, 2014.
  2. Web site: Gravel Hill Plantation, Hampton County (3954 Augusta Stage Coach Road, Hampton). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 1, 2014.