McClellanville in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hampton Plantation
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
1. Hampton Plantation Marker (front)
Hampton Plantation, 2 mi. N.W., was established by 1730 and was one of the earliest rice plantations on the Santee River, in an area settled by Huguenots and often called "French Santee." The house, built in the 1730's for Elias Horry, later passed to his granddaughter Harriott Horry, who married Frederick Rutledge in 1797. The plantation remained in the Rutledge family until 1971.
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One of Hampton's best-known owners was Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), educator, man of letters, and first poet laureate of S.C. He wrote of life there in Home by the River (1941), calling it "the mother plantation of this old plantation country." Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, it has been Hampton Plantation State Park since the state acquired it in 1971
Erected 2001 by St. James-Santee Parish Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-40.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the South Carolina, Charleston County, St. James- Santee Parish Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1730.
Location. 33° 10.66′ N, 79° 24.896′
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Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Pinckney/St. James, Santee (here, next to this marker); St. James Santee Parish Church (approx. 3 miles away); Hopsewee (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Oaks Plantation (approx. 3.4 miles away); St. James Santee Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Richard Tillia Morrison (approx. 6.9 miles away); Deerhead Oak (approx. 6.9 miles away); McClellanville (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McClellanville.
More about this marker. The marker was relocated 0.2 miles north from its original location (GPS 33.17406, -79.41733) following an auto accident.
Regarding Hampton Plantation. Hampton Plantation was also a place of history - George Washington once had breakfast there, and Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox," had used the house as a hideout.
National Register of Historic Places: Hampton Plantation*** (added 1970 - - #70000582)
Also known as Hampton Plantation House
♦ Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 15, 2009
2. Hampton Plantation Marker (back)
♦ Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
♦ Architectural Style: Georgian
♦ Area of Significance: Architecture
♦ Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1700-1749
♦ Owner: State
♦ Historic Function: Domestic
(Hampton Plantation State Park) Hampton, erected in 1735, greatly enlarged after 1757, and with final additions made in 1790-91, is an excellent example of a modest sized frame structure that evolved through organic growth into a large, unified Georgian frame country house. The structure includes one of the earliest examples of the use of the giant portico in American domestic architecture, and Hampton is South Carolinas finest example of a large two-and-one-half story frame Georgian plantation house. The original house was a four-room center hall structure, with two more rooms on the second floor, built by Noe Serre, a Huguenot settler. The one-and-one-half story frame building on raised brick foundations was 40 feet long and 34 feet deep, and had two interior chimneys. In 1757, the plantation came into the possession of Daniel Horry through marriage, and shortly thereafter he more than doubled the size of the original house. A second full story was added and extensions made to both ends, bringing the structure to its present size. The present hipped roof, with two dormers in front and rear,was built over the entire house, and each new wing had an interior chimney. In 1790-91, the south faηade assumed its present unified appearance, when a six column wide giant portico and pediment were added across the center portion of the original house. Rosettes, panels, and flutings adorn the frieze of the portico, and the pediment contains a circular window with four keystones. Listed in the National Register April 15, 1970; Designated a National Historic Landmark April 15, 1970. (South Carolina Department of Archives and History)Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20093. Hampton Plantation Marker looking north on US-17 (original location)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 2009
4. Hampton Plantation Marker looking south on US-17 (original location)
Photographed by Anna Inbody, April 28, 2012
5. Hampton Plantation Marker ~ Missing
Victim of an auto accident
Photographed by Charles Wright, November 29, 2024
6. Hampton Plantation Marker (relocated)
Photographed by Charles Wright, November 29, 2024
7. Hampton Plantation Marker (relocated)
Photographed by Charles Wright, November 29, 2024
8. Hampton Plantation Marker (relocated)
Photographed by South Carolina State Parks
9. Hampton Plantation, National Historic Landmark (added 1970 - Building #70000582)
Also known as Hampton Plantation House
8 mi. N of McClellanville, McClellanville
Historic American Buildings Survey, C.O. Greene, Photographer, circa 1940
10. Hampton Plantation Historic American Engineering Record
Habs SC,10-McCLEL.V,3--3
Historic American Buildings Survey, C.O. Greene, Photographer, circa 1940
11. Hampton Plantation Historic American Engineering Record
Habs SC,10-McCLEL.V,3-4
January 24, 2011
12. Hampton Plantation
Wood carvings on the mantle in the ballroom
Historic American Buildings Survey, C.O. Greene, Photographer, circa 1940
13. Hampton Plantation Ballroom
Historic American Engineering Record:
Habs SC,10-McCLEL.V,3--11
Photographed by Kyle Kirby Green, January 24, 2011
14. Hampton Plantation Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,748 times since then and 88 times this year. Last updated on April 30, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on April 30, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 1, 2024, by Charles Wright of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. 9. submitted on February 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 10, 11. submitted on May 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12. submitted on February 23, 2012, by Kyle Kirby Green of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. 13. submitted on May 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 14. submitted on February 23, 2012, by Kyle Kirby Green of Surfside Beach, South Carolina.
