Charlton Hall Plantation

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

1947 Neely Ferry Rd., Hickory Tavern, SC (Laurens County)

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Site Number:

0011

Control Number:

U/59/0011

Date Surveyed:

October 22 2001

Construction Date:

1847

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Square

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

hip

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

listed;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Twelve over eight windows on the first floor, eight over eight windows on the second floor, a transom and sidelights on a double door. Two interior chimneys.

Historical Information:

Built by George Washington Sullivan, Sr. (1809-1887) a farmer who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1862-1864) and Laurens County Commissioner (1868-1870). Sullivan operated a plantation on the adjacent property, growing cotton, oats, rye and wheat. The house is significant as a rare example of mid-nineteenth century brick construction in the rural South Carolina upcountry.

Source of Historical Information:

NRHP nomination

Quadrangle Name:

Ware Shoals East

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