Midway Plantation (Fort Motte, South Carolina) Explained

Midway Plantation
Location:South of Fort Motte off U.S. Route 601, near Fort Motte, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.6753°N -80.6942°W
Builder:William Russell Thomson
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:May 28, 1976
Refnum:76001694

Midway Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Fort Motte, Calhoun County, South Carolina. The original Midway plantation was built about 1785, although little of this structure remains. The present façade was added about 1859, and is a two-story antebellum frame building with both Greek Revival and Federal influences. The front façade features a pediment and a two-tiered portico with four Tuscan order columns on both levels. The rear wing and porch were added around 1900.[1] [2]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Midway Plantation, Calhoun County (off U.S. Hwy. 601, Fort Motte vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 25 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Historic Preservation Division Staff. December 1975. Midway Plantation. National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014.