Oak Grove
National Register Listing
Street Address:
SW of Brunson, Brunson, SC City Vicinity (Hampton County)
Alternate Name:
Richardson Place
Record Number:
S10817725001
Description and Narrative:
(Richardson Place) According to tradition, Oak Grove was built in 1852 by James Cameron Richardson. Oak Grove is a two-story clapboard structure of the Greek Revival style resting upon a raised basement. Wooden steps lead to a veranda that extends the full two stories of the front façade. The veranda at the rear was enclosed in 1935. The interior has features indicative of a simple, yet well designed and well-constructed house. The mantels are simple, the paneling is hand-hewn pine, and the window moldings are essentially plain. The open staircase is unadorned, having square balusters. The agricultural census for Prince William’s Parish, Beaufort District, in 1850 listed James C. Richardson as the owner of 1,375 acres of which 450 were improved. The cash value of his farm at the time was $4,300. It is believed that General William T. Sherman visited Oak Grove during the Civil War. Supportive of this tradition is Sherman’s Memoirs, which record the night of February 2, 1865 being spent at the nearby Duck Branch Post Office. Oak Grove’s outbuildings, including slave cabins, have since been torn down; however their location is known. The original oaks for which the plantation was named were cut for lumber in 1957. Listed in the National Register July 12, 1976.
Period of Significance:
1852
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Architecture
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
July 12 1976
