Marshlands Plantation House

Marshlands Plantation House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	217 Ft. Johnson Road, Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°45′01″N 79°54′03″W / 32.75028°N 79.90083°WCoordinates: 32°45′01″N 79°54′03″W / 32.75028°N 79.90083°W
Built	1810
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	73001700[1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1973

The landward side of Marshlands Plantation House is shown here at its new location on James Island.

Marshlands Plantation House, in Charleston, South Carolina, is an historic plantation house listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1973.^[1] A 2 ¹⁄₂-story Federal-style plantation home, it was built in 1810.^[2][3] The house was relocated in the 1960s from its original location on the site of the United States Navy Shipyard. The Navy had announced it would have to demolish the empty house if it could not be relocated with $15,000 it had set aside for the purpose. The City of Charleston took temporary possession of the house, transferring it to the College of Charleston which relocated it for preservation to James Island.^[4][5]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Caroline Dixon (July 1972). "Marshlands Plantation House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
3. "Marshlands Plantation House, Charleston County (Ft. Sumter Dr., James Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved Dec 3, 2012.
4. "Marshlands Readied for Move". Charleston News & Courier. Nov 8, 1961. p. 11A. Retrieved Dec 3, 2012.
5. "Marshlands House May Be Scrapped". Charleston News & Courier. July 18, 1961. p. 9A. Retrieved Dec 3, 2012.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-259, "Marshlands, College of Charleston (moved from Cooper River), Charleston, Charleston County, SC", 5 photos, 9 data pages