Rose Hill Plantation House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

1 Plantation House Dr.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

487-042

Control Number:

U/13/487-042

Tax Number:

R600 023 00A 0191 0000

Date Surveyed:

May 6 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1859

Alteration Date:

1987

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

T

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Other

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

cross gable

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

Porch Width:

full facade

National Register Determination:

listed

Alterations:

1990 exterior repairs after fire. 1997 interior renovation completed.

Historical Information:

Built in 1859; remained in the Kirk family until 1928; 1946 sale to John and Betsy Sturgeon who renovated (architect Willis Irvin); sale to Rose Hill Development Co. 1970.

Source of Historical Information:

Wells & Dalton, SC Architects, p. 83. Richard Marks (contractor for 1990 work), int. 4/30/97. Eubanks & Hill, "Archaeological Survey of the Rose Hill Plantation Tract" (Brockington & Assoc, 1995). News & Courier, 4/21/46; National Register Files

Quadrangle Name:

spring_island

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