Davis Plantation (Monticello, South Carolina)
Appearance
Davis Plantation | |
Location | South of Monticello on South Carolina Highway 215, near Monticello, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°22′36″N 81°18′59″W / 34.37667°N 81.31639°W |
Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
Built | c.1845 |
NRHP reference No. | 71000776[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 6, 1971 |
Davis Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Monticello, Fairfield County, South Carolina.
History and overview
[edit]It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, white frame Greek Revival style house. It has a hipped roof and two mammoth chimneys. It features a gabled front portico supported by four square, paneled Doric order columns. The house was built by James B. Davis, descendant of Revolutionary War Captain, James Kincaid, and an early pioneer in South Carolina agricultural development.[2][3]
Significance
[edit]It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ben F. Hornsby (January 1971). "Davis Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Davis Plantation, Fairfield County (S.C. Hwy 215, Monticello vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in South Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in South Carolina
- Houses completed in 1845
- Houses in Fairfield County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, South Carolina
- Midlands South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs