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The Squire Pope Carriage House, is located in Bluffton, South Carolina. It was built in 1850 and joined in 1865. The house originally served as the carriage house and outbuildings for the summer house of Squire William Pope, this two-story frame structure, circa 1850 is located at the back of a deep lot overlooking the May River. Pope was a wealthy landowner from Hilton Head Island who owned the Coggins Point Plantation. He served in the South Carolina Senate and represented St. Luke's Parrish in the SC House of Representatives. The main house was burned the day of the Burning of Bluffton. When the family returned following the Civil War, they joined these buildings together to serve as their home. The structure is one room deep with porches across the May River facade.