Built 1857 Opened 1859 Phone +1 803-827-1473 | NRHP Reference # 73001671 Area 142 ha Added to NRHP 8 May 1973 | |
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Location 1.5 miles northeast of Beech Island on South Carolina Highway 125, Beech Island, South Carolina Address 181 Redcliffe Rd, Beech Island, SC 29842, USA Architectural style Greek Revival architecture Similar Rose Hill Plantation State Hist, Lake Warren State Park, Barnwell State Park, Hampton Plantation, Aiken State Park | ||
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.
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