Bonny Hall Plantation House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

1317 River Rd.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

551-183

Control Number:

U/13/551-183

Tax Number:

R700 009 000 0001 0000

Date Surveyed:

1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1897

Alteration Date:

1935

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable (lateral)

Roof Materials:

V crimp metal

Signficant Architectural Features:

Not accessible for survey; only visibility is from River Road.

Historical Information:

House built ca. 1897 by George W. Egan, US Army Corps of Engineers. 1934 Nelson Doubleday purchased Bonny Hall (+ 1800 acres) for duck and quail hunting. Enlarged house (Simons & Lapham), redid garden (Umberto Innocenti); remodeled stable, added large

Source of Historical Information:

News & Courier: "Doubleday buys old plantation" 12/28/34; "Doubleday House, $30,000 Job, Done" 1/5/36

Quadrangle Name:

Whitehall

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