Retreat Plantation
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
130 Pinckney Retreat Rd.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-621
Control Number:
U/13/025-621
Tax Number:
R100 032 000 0002 0000
Date Surveyed:
September 9 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1760
Alteration Date:
1940
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
tabby
Roof Shape:
gable (lateral)
Porch Width:
full facade
National Register Determination:
eligible
Signficant Architectural Features:
Rectangular 1.5 story 5 x 2 bay stuccoed tabby house w/lateral gable roof terminated by low parapets, full facade porch w/posts, exposed brick interior end chimneys w/diamond pattern in glazed headers; 1950 rear 1.5 story 3 x 2 bay ell @ W side, w/wrap
Alterations:
House had severely deteriorated by 1938 and was restored in 1940: interior woodwork was replaced (reproduced?), slate roof installed, casement windows installed @ dormers. In 1950 the rear kitchen wing was added as a 1 structure; an attic level was
Historical Information:
While the early history of Retreat is not well documented with primary research, it remains as one of Beaufort's landmark resources. Local tradition holds that the present house was built ca. 1740 for Jean de la Gaye, a prominent Huguenot planter. After
Source of Historical Information:
Mr. B. G. Pinckney; Retreat Plantation scrapbook, photocopy, Historic Beaufort Foundation Collection
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort