Salters Plantation House

Salters Plantation House is a residential structure in Williamsburg County featuring a symmetrical I-house design with six stuccoed brick columns that support a front rain porch, characteristic of eastern South Carolina architecture. The property includes multiple outbuildings such as a frame house that functioned as the kitchen until 1959, a storage barn, and a tobacco pack barn.

William Salters constructed this residence before 1833, and his son Captain John Alexander Salters later established Salters Depot, which led to the development of the town of Salters. This expansion connected the plantation property to the region's growing railroad and trading networks.

The structure incorporates Greek Revival elements adapted to local building practices of nineteenth-century South Carolina. The arrangement of columns and porch spaces reflects how plantation owners of that era expressed wealth and social standing through architectural choices.

Visitors can walk around the property to explore the main residence and the various outbuildings spread across the grounds. Plan enough time to view both the architectural details of the house and the function of each accessory building to understand the full scope of the plantation.

The property has remained in continuous family ownership through descendants of William Salters since its construction in the early nineteenth century. This unbroken lineage of family stewardship across generations makes it a rare example of a privately held historic plantation with an intact family narrative.

Location: Williamsburg County

GPS coordinates: 33.60028,-79.85500

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:07