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Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site

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United States historic place
Redcliffe
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site is located in South CarolinaRedcliffe Plantation State Historic SiteShow map of South CarolinaRedcliffe Plantation State Historic Site is located in the United StatesRedcliffe Plantation State Historic SiteShow map of the United States
Location1.5 miles northeast of Beech Island on South Carolina Highway 125, Beech Island, South Carolina
Coordinates33°24′58″N 81°52′56″W / 33.41611°N 81.88222°W / 33.41611; -81.88222
Area350 acres (140 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectBerckmans, Louis
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.73001671
Added to NRHPMay 08, 1973

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site is a state park in South Carolina, United States. Redcliffe Plantation, also known as Redcliffe, completed in 1859, is a Greek Revival plantation house located on the site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was designed by the baron Louis Berckmans and was built in 1857. It was built for James Henry Hammond and was home to three generations of his descendants. His great-grandson John Shaw Billings, editor of Time, Life, and Fortune magazines, donated the estate and collections to the people of South Carolina in 1973. The same year it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Stirling, William (c. 1973). "Redcliffe" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. "Redcliffe, Aiken County (S.C. Hwy. 125, Beech Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

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