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Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House

Coordinates: 32°26′8″N 80°28′24″W / 32.43556°N 80.47333°W / 32.43556; -80.47333
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Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House
Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House is located in South Carolina
Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House
Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House is located in the United States
Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House
Nearest cityFrogmore, South Carolina
Coordinates32°26′8″N 80°28′24″W / 32.43556°N 80.47333°W / 32.43556; -80.47333
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1892
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSHistoric Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS
NRHP reference No.88001730[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1989

The Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House, located in the Frogmore area of Beaufort County, South Carolina and in the shadows of the nearby Coffin Point Plantation, was built in 1892 as a residence for the plantation's caretaker.[2][3] The Queen Anne style of architecture is considered marginally interesting, but it is noteworthy in that it is the only home known at this time that employed this style. During this era in the plantation's history, the site primary dwelling was owned by James Donald Cameron, who was the Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant, and later, United States Senator from 1877 to 1897. The Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1989.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Power, J. Tracy; Sherry Piland (February 15, 1988). "Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House, Beaufort County (Seaside Rd., St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 December 2012.