Black River Plantation House, Historic plantation house in Georgetown County, United States
The Black River Plantation House is a two-story home in Neo-Classical Revival style, with a weatherboard exterior and a hipped roof, located along South Carolina Highway 51 in Georgetown County. It sits northwest of Peters Creek, surrounded by woodland and river terrain.
The house was built around 1850 by Christopher James Atkinson as the center of a rice plantation worked by nearly 100 enslaved people. In 1942, the International Paper Company bought the property and turned it into a recreation site for its employees.
The river-facing front displays four columns with Corinthian capitals, a style favored by wealthy Southern landowners in the 1800s. This architectural choice was a visible sign of social standing in the region at the time.
The property sits along a rural highway and is most easily reached by car from Georgetown. The surrounding woodland and river terrain mean that sturdy shoes and insect protection are a good idea for any time spent outside.
During the 1860s, the plantation produced around 270,000 pounds (about 122,000 kilograms) of rice each year, making it one of the most productive in the area. That output relied entirely on the labor of enslaved people.
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