Seven Oaks, Bluffton SC, Historic residence in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Seven Oaks is a two-story house built in 1850 in Bluffton, South Carolina, with double verandas on its south and east sides and two exterior chimneys. Seven very large live oak stumps support the structure, which gives the house its name. Inside, some original details remain, including a visible east-to-west line across the center of the northeast parlor floor that marks where an addition was made.
The house was built in 1850 during a period of growth in the region. It later served as a boarding house during the 1920s and underwent significant changes over subsequent decades.
The name comes from seven very large live oak stumps that support the house. In the 1920s Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders ran Seven Oaks as a boarding house for salesmen and summer visitors, and a visible east-west line in the northeast parlor floor marks where an addition was made.
Seven Oaks stands in Bluffton, South Carolina, at coordinates 32.23270, -80.86330. It was sold in 2012 as a private home, so visitors see the two-story exterior with its double verandas and two exterior chimneys from outside only; the interior, including the northeast parlor floor line, is closed to the public.
A visible line runs east to west across the centre of the northeast parlor floor, marking where an addition was joined to the original 1850 structure. The house was a Civil War museum after the renovation begun in 2007, then sold in 2012 as a private home.
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