Oakland Plantation (Beech Island, South Carolina) Explained

Oakland Plantation
Location:2930 Storm Branch Rd., Beech Island, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.4499°N -81.8377°W
Built:c. -1826
Architecture:I-House
Added:August 19, 2011
Refnum:10001219[1]

Oakland Plantation, also known as the Wade Glover House, is a historic plantation home located near Beech Island, Aiken County, South Carolina. It was built in 1824–1826, and is a Carolina I-house with minimal mid-19th century and early-20th century additions and alterations. It has a central hall two-over-two floor plan with gable-end chimneys, one-story gallery on the facade, and shed room on the rear elevation. Also on the property are two contributing outbuildings: a frame one-story gable-end dairy house (c. 1850) and a frame one-story gable-end garage (c. 1920).[2] [3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2011-08-26. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Oakland Plantation, Aiken County (2930 Storm Branch Rd., Beech Island vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 25 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Roderick J. Lenahan. July 2011. Oakland Plantation . National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014.