Seaside Plantation/Fripp Plantation
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
1109 Seaside Road;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
445-048
Control Number:
U/13/445-048
Tax Number:
R300 023 000 136D 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 3 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1800
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
hip
Porch Width:
full facade
Signficant Architectural Features:
Federal style house, 5 bay facade with central, elaborate entrance with fan lights and decorative brackets.
Historical Information:
Fripp family plantation, occupied by Edgar W. Fripp during late antebellum era. Passed to nephew Edgar W. Fripp in 1860. Occupied by the John Hunn family during the Civil War. Fripp regained it in 1870s and managed it until 1920s.
Source of Historical Information:
Cole, Historic Resources of the Lowcountry, p.66; Rose, Rehearsal for Reconstruction, p. 288; NRHP nomination, "Seaside Plantation"
Quadrangle Name:
Saint Phillips Island