National Register of Historic Places

Rose Hill Plantation House

Bluffton, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Listed
May 18, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002185

About this property

Rose Hill Plantation House (sometimes Rose Hill Mansion) is an historic Carpenter Gothic house located on US 278 in Bluffton, Beaufort County, South Carolina. It was begun in 1858 for Dr. John Kirk and Caroline Kerk, his wife, but construction was interrupted by the Civil War and not resumed until after World War II when it was renovated and finished by architect Willis Irvin for John Sturgeon and Florence Sturgeon, his wife. On May 19, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It preserves the antebellum plantation home of Dr. & Mrs. John William (1803–1868) & Caroline (1815–1864) Kirk, a wealthy enslaver and physician. According to tradition, the house was spared ordered destruction during the Civil War after a Union soldier declared "this house is too beautiful to be burned".

Location

Bluffton, Beaufort County, South Carolina
32.29557, -80.87546

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Rose Hill Plantation House listed on the National Register?

Rose Hill Plantation House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Rose Hill Plantation House?

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

What is the period of significance for Rose Hill Plantation House?

The period of significance for Rose Hill Plantation House is recorded as the industrial era.

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