- Auldbrass Plantation
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Old Brass
Auldbrass Living Room
Nearest city: Yemassee, South Carolina Coordinates: 32°40′46.11″N 80°48′47.91″W / 32.679475°N 80.8133083°WCoordinates: 32°40′46.11″N 80°48′47.91″W / 32.679475°N 80.8133083°W Built: 1941 Architect: Wright,Frank Lloyd Architectural style: Modern Movement, Other Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 76001693[1] Added to NRHP: June 3, 1976 Auldbrass Plantation or Auldbrass is located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, near the town of Yemassee. The name is a variation of "Old Brass" which was the name given to the farmland and the local river landing. The earliest records from the farm are dated to 1736 when the farm was known as Mount Pleasant. An industrial engineer, C. Leigh Stevens, joined five parcels of land together along the Combahee River to form the plantation.
The main house, stable complex and kennels were designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright from 1940–1951. Wright is credited with changing the name to "Auldbrass". The plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was purchased in 1986 by film producer Joel Silver after Donna Butler, a FLW real estate appraiser, convinced him to restore it. Auldbrass Plantation is an extraordinary example of historic preservation and is very rarely open to the public. Tours benefit the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Lee, Matt; Lee, Ted (2003-11-30). "Auldbrass Wasn’t Rebuilt in a Day". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/30/magazine/30WRIGHT.html?pagewanted=all.
External links
- American Memory from the Library of Congress
- American Memory - outer buildings
- South Carolina Plantations
- Many detailed images large page size
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Lists by county Abbeville • Aiken • Allendale • Anderson • Bamberg • Barnwell • Beaufort • Berkeley • Calhoun • Charleston • Cherokee • Chester • Chesterfield • Clarendon • Colleton • Darlington • Dillon • Dorchester • Edgefield • Fairfield • Florence • Georgetown • Greenville • Greenwood • Hampton • Horry • Jasper • Kershaw • Lancaster • Laurens • Lee • Lexington • Marion • Marlboro • McCormick • Newberry • Oconee • Orangeburg • Pickens • Richland • Saluda • Spartanburg • Sumter • Union • Williamsburg • York
Lists by city Other lists Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
- Plantations in South Carolina
- Houses in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- South Carolina building and structure stubs
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