Brookland Plantation, Greek Revival plantation on Edisto Island, South Carolina.
Brookland Plantation is an early nineteenth-century residence on Edisto Island in South Carolina built in the Greek Revival style. The raised brick foundation supports a weatherboard facade and a full-height portico with fluted columns crowned by Corinthian capitals.
The estate was erected between 1800 and 1807 and operated as a cotton plantation under the Seabrook family. The Civil War brought the collapse of the plantation economy and fundamentally altered the use of the property.
The property includes a family cemetery with three headstones located several hundred yards from the main house near the original homesite location.
The property sits on Laurel Hill Road and remains privately owned with restricted access for visitors. Those wishing to visit must arrange permission in advance.
The main house was built entirely from black cypress timber, a material particularly resistant in the humid coastal environment. The symmetrical one-story wings with hipped roofs frame the rectangular core and give the ensemble a geometrically clear form.
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