Otranto Plantation Explained

Otranto Plantation
Location:18 Basilica Ave., near Hanahan, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.9678°N -80.0397°W
Built:c., 1934
Added:February 17, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78003191

Otranto Plantation is a historic plantation house located in Hanahan, Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was built before 1778, and is a 1 1/2-half story, rectangular gable-roofed stuccoed brick dwelling. It has an attached colonnaded piazza, or porch, on three sides. Also on the property is a contributing small frame servants’ house.[1] [2]

In 1934, the house was destroyed by a fire. The house was meticulously restored based upon photographs before the fire.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Otranto Plantation, Berkeley County (18 Basilica Ave., Hanahan vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 25 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Elias B. Bull . Robert P. Stockton . Cathy Caffrey . amp . August 1977 . Otranto Plantation. National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014.