Ratcliff, Benjamin, house & mill

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

1627 Ratcliff Ln

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Site Number:

1100

Control Number:

R/55/1100

Tax Number:

219-00-22

Date Surveyed:

November 2 2001

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1860

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Signficant Architectural Features:

Large agricultural and mill complex with several dependencies. Unable to document or photograph because owner denied permission.

Historical Information:

House built circa 1860 by Benjamin Ratcliff, prosperous planter. Mill was burned in Civil War and rebuilt immediately as both a saw and grist mill. Family buried in cemetery on the plantation.

Source of Historical Information:

"Guide to selected Historical Sites of Kershaw County"

Quadrangle Name:

Cassatt

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