Houses and Gardens

Many homes and gardens that have existed since colonial times in South Carolina. Many of these homes have been restored, reconstructed or maintained for visitors to view today.
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Slave Cabin | History of SC Slide Collection
Slave Cabin | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

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The board and batten siding on this slave cabin on the Arundel Plantation in Georgetown County was promoted as an efficient form of house construction from 1850 onward, and is widely seen in...
Log Cabin in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
Log Cabin in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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This log cabin in Aiken, photographed in 1896, has an external stone chimney. Its wooden shingle roof and construction (quite possibly using notched logs) represent the most common folk housing of the...
The McIver House | History of SC Slide Collection
The McIver House | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 6

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The McIver House in Cheraw was the homestead of Henry McIver, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. An "I" house built in the early national style, it is a good example of the houses...
Hanover House | History of SC Slide Collection
Hanover House | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

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Hanover House, before it was restored and moved to Clemson University. Built around 1716, this house stood in Berkeley County, from which it was moved in 1940 so that it would not be flooded by Lake...