Farmfield Plantation House
National Register of Historic Places

Farmfield Plantation House

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Listed
October 29, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
82001517

About this property

Farmfield Plantation House was built in 1854 for William Ravenel, a prominent Charleston businessman and banker. It is one of the few plantation houses with unaltered exteriors in St. Andrew's Parish which survived the American Civil War. The interior has been modified. Farmfield Plantation once included most of the property between U.S. Highway 17 and Folly Road, but most of it has been subdivided. Its construction was described by Rose Pringle Ravenel, the daughter of the builder, in her book Piazza Tales. Today, the house is surrounded on three sides by suburban development. In 2002, an easement to the Lowcountry Open Land Trust was placed on the remaining six acres to ensure no further subdivisions. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.

Location

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
32.77507, -79.99321

Categories

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Sources

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When was Farmfield Plantation House listed on the National Register?

Farmfield Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Farmfield Plantation House?

Farmfield Plantation House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Farmfield Plantation House?

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