Darby Plantation, Greek Revival plantation in Edgefield County, United States.
Darby Plantation is a Greek Revival house in Edgefield County. The building features a wraparound porch supported by twelve columns and interior rooms with high ceilings and spacious dimensions.
The house was built for Anne Patience Griffith upon her marriage to Milledge Luke Bonham. During the Civil War, it served as storage space for artifacts from the Charleston Museum.
The house is named Darby Plantation, and its 1863 sale to George Trenholm, the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury, ties it to the Southern planter class of the era. The pine construction and twelve-column porch show the scale expected of a wealthy Edgefield County household.
The house stands in Edgefield County, South Carolina, not in Trenton, and was listed on the National Register on August 13, 1974. It remains privately owned by the Wise family, so visitors should confirm access in advance rather than expect regular opening hours.
The Wise family has continuously owned and maintained the house since 1878, preserving its original features across multiple generations. This long-term private stewardship by a single family is relatively uncommon and has protected the building's historical character.
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