National Register of Historic Places

Plum Orchard Historic District

St. Marys, Camden County, Georgia
Listed
November 23, 1984
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
84000258

About this property

Plum Orchard is an estate located in the middle of the western shore of Cumberland Island, Georgia, USA. The estate and surrounding area are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by Peabody and Stearns for George Lauder Carnegie, a son of Thomas M. Carnegie and named after his uncle, Scottish industrialist George Lauder, it was formally dedicated on October 6, 1898. Peabody and Stearns also designed various additions to the mansion in the several following years, probably in 1906. After George Lauder Carnegie died, his widow, Margaret Copley Thaw, remarried and moved to Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Most of the original furnishings were sold, and furniture from Dungeness was brought in to furnish the house. The house was then occupied by the Johnston family, from Nancy Trovillo Carnegie Heaver/Johnston's branch of the family. The estate is now part of Cumberland Island National Seashore. The mansion also includes a rare squash tennis court.

Location

St. Marys, Camden County, Georgia

Categories

PREHISTORICHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Plum Orchard Historic District listed on the National Register?

Plum Orchard Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Plum Orchard Historic District?

Plum Orchard Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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