Ginhouse - Boone Hall Plantation House and Historic Landscape - Mount Pleasant, SC
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YoSam.
N 32° 51.450 W 079° 49.341
17S E 610190 N 3636104
Site # 3, and braced heavily to preserve it.
Waymark Code: WMY34J
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2018
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County of site: Charleston County
Location of site: Oak Ave., N. of State Rd S-10-97 (Long Point Rd.), ½ mile W. of US-17, Mount Pleasant
Built: 1850
Architect: William Harmon Beers
Contractor: Cambridge M. Trott
"3 . Ginhouse
"The antebellum cotton ginhouse at Boone Hall Plantation was used for its
original purpose until the twentieth century boll weevil infestation ended
cotton production in Christ Church Parish. It appears to have been used as
farm storage from about 1920 until 1935, when it was reworked by Thomas Stone.
As revealed in a 1931 photograph, the exterior of the 103' by 14' brick gin
building retains integrity to the period of significance. Twelve bays wide,
its south elevation features a mix of doors and windows at the ground level
(W-D-W-W-D-W-W-D-W-W-D-W) . Segmental -arched window surrounds retain brick
sills; windows are double-hung 6/6 sash. Except for the replacement of a rough
shed portico at the fifth bay, this level has not been changed since ca. 1931.
Second level openings correspond to those below. When the ginhouse was
converted for residential use, a double door at the second bay was replaced by
a window, and the fourth bay window was blocked by a new interior chimney. The
north elevation has fewer openings, all dating to the 1930s; the slope of its
roof is pierced by a brick flue. At the east end of the ginhouse is a large
double-shouldered exterior chimney added by Stone when he installed an
oversized fireplace at the second level. This chimney also has an exterior
firebox for oyster roasts or barbecues, with an iron letter "S" placed
prominently above it.
"Exterior alterations since the period of significance have been limited to the
exterior stair and deck at the south side, and a second level rear shed
addition at the north side. The interior, originally remodelled as employee
and guest quarters, has modern finishes reflecting its adaptive reuse as a gift
shop and restaurant." ~ NRHP Nomination Form