Benton/Fripp Plantation
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Cavu
Street Address:
Cavu Lane;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
290-421
Control Number:
U/13/290-421
Tax Number:
R100 027 000 034A 0000
Date Surveyed:
June 17 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1881
Alteration Date:
circa 1945
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Roof Shape:
gable (lateral)
Porch Width:
facade & left elevation
National Register Determination:
listed
Signficant Architectural Features:
Two story house with side gable roof. Facade dominated by two-story, tiered porch which wraps around the left side. Two central doors on first and second floors, 4-bay facade (ABBA). Front roof pitch changes to form porch roof. Slightly overhanging e
Alterations:
One-story, 2 room addition to left side.
Historical Information:
Had been a cotton gin on neighboring plantation; moved to the site and refitted as a house in 1881 after wedding of Rosa Ellis and Mr. Benton. Owned by Nellie Hasell Fripp, niece of Rosa Ellis, in early twentieth century, sold it to Ruth Cram in 1940s,
Source of Historical Information:
C.P. Weiland, owner, interview 6/19/97; Stoeber, 1873.
Quadrangle Name:
Laurel Bay