Twickenham Plantation

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

off River Road;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

569-482

Control Number:

U/13/569-482

Tax Number:

R800 024 000 0121 0000

Date Surveyed:

September 11 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1878

Alteration Date:

1940

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Roof Shape:

gable (lateral)

Porch Width:

full facade

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district

Signficant Architectural Features:

Large 2.5 story side gabled house set on brick piers. Original part is two rooms deep; there are additions to the rear of the original house. Projecting 2-story porch with tiers, under a pediment featuring a lunette. Five bay facade with a central door

Alterations:

Large additions to the rear; main house facade remains in good integrity, and original house is clearly visible.

Historical Information:

Property had been owned from early 18th century, by Middletons, Izards, Heywards. Original plantation destroyed in Civil War; purchased in 1878 by Maj. John H. Screven.

Source of Historical Information:

Linder 1995: 593-597.

Quadrangle Name:

Yemassee

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