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The Middleton Place springhouse, located behind the south flanker, was built in the 18th century (springhouses were used for refrigeration). [16] In 1850, the second story of the springhouse was converted into a chapel. [17] Eliza's House is a freedman's residence built around 1870. The house is named after its last occupant, Eliza Leach (1891 ...
Kingsley Plantation currently showcases the remains of 23 slave houses out of 32 original cabins, located approximately 1,000 feet (305 m) south of the main owner's house. One of the slave houses has been restored to appear as it did in the early 19th century; others are in various states of repair or ruin.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (464 acres, 187.77 hectares) is a historic house with gardens located on the Ashley River at 3550 Ashley River Road west of Ashley, Charleston County, South Carolina. [2] [3] It is one of the oldest plantations in the South, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1942 Clyde T. Franks (1885–1970), a representative of the Federal Land Bank and an antique collector from Laurens, South Carolina, purchased the house and 44 acres (0.18 km 2) from the Forest Service; and in the following year, he opened the house to the public, restoring it and the gardens and adding period furniture. In 1960, Franks sold ...
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Millford Plantation (also spelled Milford) is a historic forced-labor farm and plantation house located on SC 261 west of Pinewood, South Carolina.It was sometimes called Manning's Folly, because of its remote location in the High Hills of Santee section of the state and its elaborate details.
The Royal Lodge is located around three miles south of Windsor Castle. It is part of the Crown Estate and was previously the Windsor residence of the Queen Mother from 1952 until her death in 2002.
The John Muir National Historic Site is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California.It preserves the 14-room Italianate Victorian mansion where the naturalist and writer John Muir lived, as well as a nearby 325-acre (132 ha) tract of native oak woodlands and grasslands historically owned by the Muir family.