Marshlands Plantation House Explained

Marshlands Plantation House
Location:217 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.7503°N -79.9008°W
Built:1810
Added:March 30, 1973
Architecture:Federal
Refnum:73001700

Marshlands Plantation House, in Charleston, South Carolina, is an historic plantation house that was built in 1810 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1973.[1] It is a -story Federal-style plantation home.[2] The house was relocated in the 1960s from its original location on the site of the United States Navy Shipyard. The Navy had announced it would have to demolish the empty house if it could not be relocated with the $15,000 the Navy had set aside for the purpose. The City of Charleston took temporary possession of the house, transferring it to the College of Charleston which relocated it for preservation to James Island.[3] [4]

References

  1. Web site: Caroline Dixon. July 1972. Marshlands Plantation House. 2014-08-01. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory.
  2. Web site: Marshlands Plantation House, Charleston County (Ft. Sumter Dr., James Island). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Dec 3, 2012.
  3. News: Marshlands Readied for Move. Dec 3, 2012. Charleston News & Courier. Nov 8, 1961. 11A.
  4. News: Marshlands House May Be Scrapped. Dec 3, 2012. Charleston News & Courier. July 18, 1961. 9A.