National Register of Historic Places

Windsor Plantation

Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
Listed
July 22, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74001837

About this property

Windsor Plantation (also known as Little Edisto Plantation and Ashwood Plantation) is a historic house on Russell Creek on Edisto Island, South Carolina. The Windsor Plantation house was constructed about 1857 as a wedding gift to a son of Edward Whaley. The large clapboard house is a good example of a Georgian-inspired sea island cotton plantation. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1974.

Location

Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
32.59961, -80.34466

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 74001837. It was listed on July 22, 1974.

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Action at Adam's Run — Confederate Gunboat Defense 1863
1863Civil War
1.1 mi
Union Seizure of North Edisto River Banks
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
Expedition to Willtown Bluff — Edisto River 1862
1862Civil War
2.8 mi
Edisto Island Operations 1862
1862Civil War
5 mi
Cusabo Conflict 1671
1671Colonial
6.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Windsor Plantation listed on the National Register?

Windsor Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Windsor Plantation?

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

What is the period of significance for Windsor Plantation?

The period of significance for Windsor Plantation is recorded as the early_republic era.

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