Towles Farmstead Explained

Towles Farmstead
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Nearest City:4595 and 4611 Towles Rd, near Meggett, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.7206°N -80.185°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Added:January 21, 1994
Refnum:93001513

Towles Farmstead, also known as Goshen Plantation and Plainsfield, is a historic farmstead and national historic district located near Meggett, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure. They include two early-20th century residences: a one-story, frame house constructed about 1903, with characteristic Neo-Classical and Bungalow features; and a two-story, rectangular frame house constructed in 1930, with characteristic Colonial Revival and Italian Renaissance features. Associated with the houses are a variety of contributing utility outbuildings.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph H. Heard and Spencer A. Trolley. Towles Farmstead. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1993. pdf . August 5, 2014.
  2. Web site: Towles Farmstead, Charleston County (4595 Towles Rd. and 4611 Towles Rd., Meggett vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2014-08-01.