Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
South Carolina - Beaufort County
Beaufort County South Carolina (Page 2) has 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 15 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Oaks, The, Orange Grove Plantation, Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House, Penn Center Historic District and Pine Island Plantation Complex.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archiac and Archaic dating back to 1999 BC.

Learn about famous people who are associated with these Beaufort County historic places including Robert Smalls, Robert Smalls, Laura M. Towne and Rev. Mansfield French.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Beaufort County places including Willis Irvin, US Navy, Frank Lloyd Wright and Brooks Engineering. Prominent architectural styles found in Beaufort Country are Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival.

Means-Gage House (added 2020 - #100005675)
Also known as The Bluff House
1207 Bay St., Beaufort
Wbscarborough, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History
Oaks, The (added 1988 - #88001773)
Also known as Cooler House,The
On unpaved rd. .3 mi. W of SC Sec. Rd. 165 , Frogmore
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Towne,Laura M.
Area of Significance:
Military, Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Old Brass (added 1976 - #76001693)
Also known as Auldbrass
E of Yemassee on River Rd. , Yemassee
Finavon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Other, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Orange Grove Plantation (added 1989 - #88001774)
Overlooking Wallace Creek, .25 mi. from SC 113 , Frogmore
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House (added 1978 - #78002492)
Mexico and Tripoli Sts. , Parris Island
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Navy
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Smalls, Robert
Significant Year:
1893, 1883
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Penn Center Historic District (added 1974 - #74001824)
Also known as Penn School
S of Frogmore on SC 37 , Frogmore
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Black, Engineering, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Museum, School
More Information:
archives document
Pine Island Plantation Complex (added 1989 - #88001775)
Pine Island , Frogmore
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Pocosobo Town (added 1994 - #93001480)
Also known as The Rule Site/39BU1279
Address Restricted , Sheldon
address restricted
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Yamassee Indian
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Port Royal School (added 2014 - #14000163)
1214 Paris Ave., Port Royal
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Rear Lighthouse of Hilton Head Range Light Station (added 1985 - #85003349)
Also known as Leamington Lighthouse
Arthur Hill Golf Course, Palmetto Dunes Resort off US 278 , Hilton Head Island
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Riverside Plantation Tabby Ruins (added 1988 - #88001776)
On unpaved rd. .4 mi. W of SC Sec. Rd. 45 at Lands End , Frogmore
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Rose Hill Plantation House (added 1983 - #83002185)
Off U.S. 278 , Bluffton
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Irvin,Willis
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
SS WILLIAM LAWRENCE Shipwreck Site (added 1998 - #97000522)
Also known as Site 38BU709
Address Restricted , Hilton Head Island
address restricted
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Engineering, Transportation
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Saint Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery (added 2017 - #100000727)
574 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Social History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1788-1922 AD
Sams Tabby Complex (38BU581) (added 1988 - #88001820)
Also known as 38BU581
S. end of Datha Island at Mink's Pt. near Jenkins Cr. , Frogmore
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Sea Islanders, Black Freedmen
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
archives document
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Scheper, F.W., Store (added 2004 - #04000652)
918 8th St. , Port Royal
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Sea Pines (added 1970 - #70000563)
Also known as 38BU7
Address Restricted , Hilton Head Island
address restricted
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archiac
Period of Significance:
1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Seacoast Packing Company (added 2008 - #08000537)
Also known as Pickle Factory, Peninsular Canning Company/Pig Factory
100 Dill Dr. , Beaufort
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brooks Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Seaside Plantation (added 1979 - #79002375)
Also known as Fripp, Edgar, Plantation
10 mi. E of Beaufort on SC 21 , Beaufort
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Black, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Sheldon Church Ruins (added 1970 - #70000562)
Also known as Prince William`s Parish Church
NW of Gardens Corner on U.S. 21 , Gardens Corner
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Simmons, Robert, House (added 1988 - #88001779)
Also known as Simmons,Willie,House
On unpaved rd. .5 mi. S of US Hwy. 21 , Frogmore
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Skull Creek (added 1970 - #70000564)
Also known as Hilton Head;38BU8,1 & 2
Address Restricted , Hilton Head
address restricted
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic
Period of Significance:
1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Smalls, Robert, House (added 1974 - #74001823)
511 Prince St. , Beaufort
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Smalls,Robert
Significant Year:
1851, 1868, 1839
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Black, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins (added 1988 - #88001777)
Also known as St. Helena Island Parish Church Ruins
SC Sec. Rd. 45, near jct. with SC Sec. Rd. 37 , Frogmore
Hhoschton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
St. Helenaville Archaeological Site (38BU931) (added 1988 - #88001778)
Also known as 38BU931
Address Restricted , Frogmore
address restricted
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Entertainment/Recreation
Cultural Affiliation:
Sea Islanders
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Unoccupied Land
St. Luke's Church (added 1987 - #87001951)
Also known as Bull Hill Church;St. Luke's Methodist Church
SC 170 , Pritchardville
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Stoney--Baynard Plantation (added 1994 - #94000038)
Also known as Baynard Ruins;38BU58;Braddock's Point Plantation
Jct. of Baynard Park Rd. and Plantation Dr. , Hilton Head Island
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Black, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Sea Island Plantation, African-American Slave
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Military Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
More Information:
archives document
Tabby Manse (added 1971 - #71000745)
Also known as Fuller, Thomas, House
1211 Bay St. , Beaufort
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
French, Rev. Mansfield
Significant Year:
1788, 1863, 1786
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
archives document
Tombee Plantation (added 1975 - #75001688)
S of Frogmore on St. Helena's Island , Frogmore
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Union Church of Port Royal (added 2010 - #10000931)
1004 11th St, Port Royal
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Verdier, John Mark, House (added 1971 - #71000746)
Also known as Lafayette Building
801 Bay St. , Beaufort
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational, Professional
More Information:
archives document

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