Zante Plantation Explained

Zante Plantation
Location:Southeast of Fort Motte off South Carolina Highway 601, near Fort Motte, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.7103°N -80.6422°W
Built:c.
Added:June 29, 1976
Refnum:76001695

Zante Plantation was a historic plantation house located near Fort Motte, Calhoun County, South Carolina. It was built about 1815, and is a -story frame structure with Federal details. It has a stucco-over-brick foundation approximately high. Both front and rear facades have one-story porches. Several original outbuildings remain on the property. Zante has been the home of several prominent South Carolinians, its history reaching as far back as the late-18th century.[1] [2]

It was in severe disrepair due to neglect and vandalism and was demolished in 2016.It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zante 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: Katharine McNulty and Jeanne W. Ulmer. March 1976. Zante Plantation. National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014.