Plane Hill-Charlotte Thompson School

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Terraces, house

Street Address:

691 Cantey Lane

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Site Number:

1441

Control Number:

U/55/1441

Tax Number:

343-00-5

Date Surveyed:

December 4 2001

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1817

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Beaded Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Raised Basement

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

facade and left elevation

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Massed plan, Centrall Hall, Greek revival residence on raised lower level. Five bay façade. Interior chimneys. Square paneled columns on stuccoed piers support hip roof porch that projects beyond porch footprint. Plain balustrades. Door surround with transom and side lights.Criteria A (Social History) and C (Architecture)

Alterations:

Rear kitchen addition over 50 years of age. In-filling in foundation, some replacement windows. Porch is historic but not original.

Historical Information:

Built c. 1817 by Starke Hunter. In 1828-30, owned by Stephen D. Miller prior to his term as S.C. governor. Alexander Hamilton Boykin created terraced gardens. Later Charlotte Thompson School.

Source of Historical Information:

"Guide to Selected Historical Sites in Kershaw Co."

Quadrangle Name:

Camden South

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