Castle Hill Plantation
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
US 17-A, .75 miles north of US 21;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
569-1423
Control Number:
U/13/569-1423
Tax Number:
R700 006 000 0001 0000
Date Surveyed:
February 16 1998
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1935
Alteration Date:
circa 1970
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
masonry
Exterior Walls Materials:
Brick
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Shape:
cross gable
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Porch Width:
one-story porch with insect screening on left side of building
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Two story brick house with cross gable: side gable section on right, front gable on left. Six evenly-spaced bays across facade, three in each gabled section. Door forms fourth bay from the right; recessed door behind a framed entrance with pilasters an
Alterations:
Long one-story addition to rear, one-room wide, appears to contain three rooms.
Historical Information:
Owned in late nineteenth century by Major John H. Screven, passed to his grandson Robert J. Turnbull in 1929. Sold ca. 1930 to Blair Williams of NYC and his son, John S. Williams. House built 1935 by John Williams, designed by Willis Irvin.
Source of Historical Information:
"John S. Williams....Yemassee" in Charleston News & Courier, 9/8/35,
Quadrangle Name:
Yemassee