Frogmore Plantation, plantation house on Edisto Island in South Carolina, United States
Frogmore Plantation is a historic plantation on Saint Helena Island with buildings from different periods between 1790 and 1920. The main house displays Greek Revival style with simple, strong lines, and the property also includes a barn with tabby walls, a pump house, and other farm structures.
The plantation was initially founded by William Bull, the lieutenant governor, in 1750 and later passed to his son. After the Civil War, Laura Towne and Ellen Murray purchased the property in 1868 and lived there until their deaths, expanding the house and founding the nearby Penn School to support the local community.
The name Frogmore comes from colonial times and refers to the marshy ground around the plantation. Today, you can see how the buildings and land were shaped by different owners, especially Laura Towne and Ellen Murray, two Northern women who lived here and founded the nearby Penn School to teach the local community.
Most of the buildings on the plantation are private and not open to visitors. Respect the private ownership and understand that the site can be viewed from outside while you explore its history through the National Register listing and available information sources.
The barn was built with tabby walls, a historic construction technique using shells, lime, and other materials to create particularly durable walls. This rare building method shows how builders adapted to local materials and island conditions.
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