Oakland Plantation, Historical plantation in Beech Island, United States
Oakland Plantation, also known as the Wade Glover House, is a Carolina I-house built in 1824–1826 near Beech Island. It has a central-hall, two-over-two plan, gable-end chimneys, a one-story gallery on the facade and a shed room at the rear. Two contributing outbuildings stand on the property: a frame gable-end dairy house (c. 1850) and a frame gable-end garage (c. 1920).
Built between 1824 and 1826, the house was long known as the Wade Glover House. It is a Carolina I-house with a central-hall, two-over-two plan, gable-end chimneys, a one-story gallery on the facade and a shed room at the rear. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
The main house displays features of local rural architecture with its central hall and symmetrical layout typical of residential homes in the region. The outbuildings, such as the dairy house and garage, come from different decades and show how daily life on the property evolved over time.
The property is located in a rural area and it is helpful to arrive by vehicle, as the surroundings are not densely settled. Visitors should expect that this site does not have many visitor centers or conveniences nearby, so good planning is recommended.
The property also holds a frame, one-story, gable-end garage built around 1920, listed as a contributing building alongside the 1850 dairy house. Both outbuildings were counted in the 2011 National Register listing, which recognized the main house, the dairy house and the garage together.
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