Auldbrass Plantation

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

River Road;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

569-003

Control Number:

U/13/569-003

Tax Number:

R700 002 000 001C 0000

Date Surveyed:

February 7 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1940

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Other

Foundation Materials:

Slab Construction

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

corrugated metal

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

Central hexagonal section with multi-part hip roof. Long rectangular extensions from two opposite sites; one is an open porch area, the other is an enclosed work/office area. Exterior walls slant at approximately 80 degrees. Lantern roof extends from

Historical Information:

Owned by C. Leigh Stevens, president of the Savannah River Lumber Corporation, in late 1930s. Commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design the main buildings and outbuildings. Completed between 1940 and 1950.

Source of Historical Information:

NRHP Nomination, "Old Brass (Auldbrass)"

Quadrangle Name:

Yemassee

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