Ulmer House, Hunting Island Plantation

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

189 Ulmer Rd.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

046-253

Control Number:

U/13/046-253

Tax Number:

R600 048 000 0002 0000

Date Surveyed:

May 22 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1927

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Roof Shape:

gable (lateral) front-gable wing @ entry bay

Porch Width:

over 1 bay, less than full

Signficant Architectural Features:

Barns have been lost over time. See #0460255, tenant house

Alterations:

Concrete block foundation

Historical Information:

Hunting Island Plantation ran as far as Boundary Street in Bluffton. Grew Sea Island cotton until boll weevil arrival, 1917; Ulmers switched to peas for cannery established on the farm (plant and equipment sold 1930s). Then operated oyster and crab can

Source of Historical Information:

Alan Ulmer, interview 5/6/97

Quadrangle Name:

Bluffton

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