National Register of Historic Places

Redcliffe

Beech Island, Aiken County, South Carolina
Listed
May 7, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001671

About this property

Redcliffe Plantation, which is a historic house museum with artifacts from four generations of the Hammond family from 1859-1975 Two historic circa 1857 slave cabins that interpret the lives of the approximately 300 people Hammond enslaved across his plantations The site is part of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. The former plantation was not only the home of the Hammonds, but also numerous African-American families like the Henleys, Goodwins, and Wigfalls who worked at the site as enslaved laborers and later as free men and women. Redcliffe Plantation, also known as Redcliffe, completed in 1859, is a Greek Revival plantation house located on the site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was designed by the baron Louis Berckmans and was built in 1857. It was built for James Henry Hammond and was home to three generations of his descendants. His great-grandson John Shaw Billings, editor of Time, Life, and Fortune magazines, donated the estate and collections to the people of South Carolina in 1973. The same year it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Beech Island, Aiken County, South Carolina
33.41713, -81.88279

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURECONSERVATIONLITERATUREARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Redcliffe listed on the National Register?

Redcliffe was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Redcliffe?

Redcliffe is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Redcliffe?

The period of significance for Redcliffe is recorded as the industrial era.

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