Lydia Plantation Explained

Lydia Plantation
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:703 W Lydia Hwy (US HWY 15/SC HWY 34), Lydia, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.2911°N -80.105°W
Built:1850
Architect:Wilson, Sompayrac & Urquhart
Wilson, Charles Coker
Architecture:Octagon Mode, Classical Revival
Added:May 28, 2010
Refnum:10000299

The Lydia Plantation, also known as the Benjamin Sydney Josey Farm, in Lydia, South Carolina is a historic plantation and house.[1] [2] The house was designed by Charles Coker Wilson and his firm Wilson, Sompayrac & Urquhart. It was built in 1910 and expanded in 1920.

A 16.2acres area including the plantation house was listed as a historic district on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It is listed for its architecture and/or engineering. The listing includes 16 contributing buildings, one additional contributing site and one additional contributing structure.

A sixteen-sided office and two octagonal farm buildings are included in the property.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McLeod . T. Gordon . xon . Lydia Plantation . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 31, 2010 . pdf . 24 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Lydia Plantation, Darlington County (703 W. Lydia Hwy., Lydia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 24 June 2012.