Fort Hill - Clemson, SC - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The original house at Fort Hill Plantation was built about 1803 and became the home of John C. Calhoun in 1825. Calhoun enlarged the original home to 14-rooms. In addition to the main house, Calhoun built a small plantation office behind the house. This small building became his private sanctuary where he worked daily on plantation business and developed his political doctrine. John C Calhoun died in 1850 and the property was eventually divided between his children. Anna Calhoun Clemson and her husband Thomas Green Clemson moved into Fort Hill in 1872 and in 1888 Clemson bequeathed more than 800 acres of the plantation to the State of South Carolina for the development of an agricultural college. In his will, Clemson also stipulated that the House should “never be torn down or altered; kept in good repair and all articles of furniture should remain in the residence and the home should be open for visitors. To this day, Clemson University operates the home and office as a museum as stipulated in the will of Thomas Green Clemson, who was the founder of Clemson University. The home and small plantation office are the only two remains of the once extensive Fort Hill Plantation
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Street address: 102 Fort Hill Street Clemson, SC USA 29634 County / Borough / Parish: Pickens County Year listed: 1966 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Engineering Periods of significance: 1875 -1949 Historic function: Domestic, Single Dwelling Current function: Domestic, Single Dwelling, Museum Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:30 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed

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