NRHP Reference # 88001754 Year built 1920 | Area 7 ha Added to NRHP 26 May 1989 | |
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Location Off Secondary Road 77 near its junction with Secondary Road 35, near Frogmore, South Carolina Architectural style Other, Central passage 4-over-4 MPS Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS | ||
The Frogmore Plantation Complex, located on Saint Helena Island, in Beaufort County, South Carolina, is significant for several reasons. First, the plantation home, along with its contributing properties (i.e. pump house, barn, windmill/water tower), offers an excellent example of the area’s architectural development from 1790-1920. Second, the plantation’s long association with prominent families also contributes to its significance. The plantation was first owned by Lieutenant Governor William Bull, who then willed it to his son in 1750. After the Civil War, the house was purchased by two northern missionaries—Miss Towne and Miss Murrary—who founded the historic Penn School, located within the Penn School Historic District. The Frogmore Plantation Complex was listed in the National Historic Register on May 26, 1989.