Basic Information

• Location – Colleton River, Bluffton, St Luke's Parish, Beaufort County
  

  Located on Rose Hill Way off US 278
  

• Origin of name – The plantation was named after a little girl (Rose) in the 1830's.
  

• Other names – Kirk's Folly, John Kirk House, Rose Hill Mansion
  

• Current status – Privately owned
  

Timeline

• 1718 – Earliest known date of existence

  Granted to Sir John Colleton. It was once a part of Devil's Elbow.
  

• 1830's – The plantation was given to Dr. John and Carolina Kirk as a wedding present from Caroline's father James Kirk.
  

• 1858 – House built by Dr. John and Caroline Kirk
  

• 1946 – John and Betsy Gould Sturgeon purchased the house and completed it in a highly sophisticated manner.
  

• 1980 – Rose Hill Plantations Development Company purchased the land for development of a planned residential community.
  

• 1986 – The house was opened to the public for tours, and an extensive rehabilitation of the house was completed.
  

• 1996 – Rose Hill Plantation House was purchased by the Middleton White Foundation and is currently being restored as a private home .
  

Land

• Number of acres – 12 in 2007

• Primary crop – Sea island cotton
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Dr. John and Caroline Kirk; Pinckney; John and Betsy Gould Sturgeon; Welton; Robert L. and Robin White
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 152

Buildings

Web Resources

• History of Rose Hill Plantation

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination Form - submitted in 1983 by Suzanne Pickens Wylie, John E. Wells, and Iva Welton - requires Adobe Reader
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: 1, 2, 38, 44

Contact Information

• Rose Hill Mansion
  199 Rose Hill Way
  Bluffton, SC 29910
  

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