Otranto Plantation

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.
Otranto Plantation
Location18 Basilica Ave., near Hanahan, South Carolina
Coordinates32°58′4″N 80°2′23″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1778 (1778), 1934
NRHP reference No.78003191[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978

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. "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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