Riverside Plantation Tabby Ruins

National Register Listing

Street Address:

On unpaved rd. .4 mi. W of SC Sec. Rd. 45 at Lands End, St. Helena Island, SC (Beaufort County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817707043

Description and Narrative:

The Riverside Plantation Tabby Ruins are significant as an example of early- to mid-nineteenth century tabby construction and for their association with Daniel Jenkins, a planter of sea island cotton and other staples on St. Helena. Jenkins was a member of one of the most prominent families on St. Helena Island. He married Isabella Caroline Field in ca. 1805. When he died, his wife acquired Riverside Plantation. Isabella’s second husband, Saxby Chaplin, Sr., united Riverside Plantation with Tombee Plantation. Isabella Chaplin was an extremely wealthy woman by 1843 when she married for the fourth time. Through her marriages she acquired five plantations with vast land holdings. The ruins are the remains of an outbuilding associated with the Riverside Plantation, its original use unknown. One wall and small portions of two other walls still remain and retain some plaster. There are two window openings in the intact wall. The ruins also have great archaeological potential. Listed in the National Register October 6, 1988.

Period of Significance:

circa 1800 – 1860

Level of Significance:

National

Area of Significance:

Architecture

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

October 6 1988

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