Grimball, Paul, House Ruins
National Register Listing
Street Address:
Address Restricted (Charleston County)
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817710140
Description and Narrative:
The Paul Grimball House Ruins are significant both as the remnant of habitation of one of the earliest, if not the earliest English settler on Edisto Island, and as a site of very important historical archaeological potential. Grimball, an English merchant, came to South Carolina in February 1682, and constructed a house on Edisto Island subsequent to that year when he acquired 600 acres of land on the island. In August 1686 the house, made of tabby, was occupied, sacked, and possibly burned by the Spanish on a raid up the North Edisto River. The most prominent surface archaeological remains at the Grimball site are comprised of a corner portion of a stucco covered tabby wall approximately 12 feet in height. Handmade bricks at the base of this tabby feature may have functioned as a footing for the wall. Additional surface remains include tabby walls or foundations, a corner of which is aligned with the standing wall, and brick and stone piers. Listed in the National Register November 28, 1986.
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Period of Significance:
1682;1686;1689
Level of Significance:
National
Area of Significance:
Archeology: Historic - Non-Aboriginal
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
November 28 1986