Donald Bruce House
Donald Bruce House | |
Middlepen Plantation was photographed as part of a federal WPA project. | |
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Location | Southeast of Orangeburg on U.S. Route 301, near Orangeburg, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°28′36″N 80°48′53″W / 33.47667°N 80.81472°WCoordinates: 33°28′36″N 80°48′53″W / 33.47667°N 80.81472°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | c. 1837 |
NRHP reference No. | 78002528[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 1, 1978 |
Donald Bruce House, also known as Middlepen Plantation, is a historic plantation home located near Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was originally built during the 18th century in downtown Orangeburg and was moved to Middlepen Plantation about 1837. The house is a two-story frame structure with a two-tiered front piazza. It was used as headquarters during the American Revolution at different times by both Governor John Rutledge and by the British commander, Lord Francis Rawdon.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The house is not open to public tours.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Robert P. Stockton; Russell S. Wolfe; Debora L. Gwinn (April 1978). "Donald Bruce House" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Donald Bruce House, Orangeburg County (U.S. Hwy. 301, Orangeburg vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Barefoot, Daniel W. (1999). Touring South Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites. John F. Blair, Publisher. p. 291.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in South Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Houses completed in 1837
- Houses in Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- Lowcountry South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs