Otranto Plantation
Otranto Plantation is located in South Carolina
Otranto Plantation
Otranto Plantation is located in the United States
Otranto Plantation
Location18 Basilica Ave., near Hanahan, South Carolina
Coordinates32°58′4″N 80°2′23″W / 32.96778°N 80.03972°W / 32.96778; -80.03972
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1778 (1778), 1934
NRHP reference No.78003191[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978

Otranto Plantation is a historic plantation house located in Hanahan, Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was built before 1778, and is a 1 1/2-half story, rectangular gable-roofed stuccoed brick dwelling. It has an attached colonnaded piazza, or porch, on three sides. Also on the property is a contributing small frame servants’ house.[2][3]

This advertisement from 1801 includes several details about the plantation.

In 1934, the house was destroyed by a fire. The house was meticulously restored based upon photographs before the fire.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Otranto Plantation, Berkeley County (18 Basilica Ave., Hanahan vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ Elias B. Bull; Robert P. Stockton & Cathy Caffrey (August 1977). "Otranto Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.


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