Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
61 McTeer Drive;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
442-012
Control Number:
U/13/442-012
Tax Number:
R300 013 000 0203 0000
Date Surveyed:
July 16 1997
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1892
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Roof Shape:
gable (lateral)
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Historical Information:
Built for John Donald Cameron, owner of Coffin Point Plantation in the late nineteenth century. Cameron was the former Secretary of War under President U.S. Grant, and served as U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania between 1877 and 1897.
Source of Historical Information:
NRHP Nomination form, "Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House."
Quadrangle Name:
St Helena Sound