Basic Information

• Location – Goose Creek (a branch of the Cooper River), Hanahan, St James Goose Creek Parish, Berkeley County
  

• Origin of name –

• Other names – Old Goose Creek, Westockan
  

• Current status – Yeamans Hall was purchased in 1924 by Charleston Consortium, which was headed by R. Goodwyn Rhett. Henry K. Getchius created a winter resort here. The current building is near the site of the original home.
  

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1674 – House built by Sir John Yeamans

• 1695 – New house built by Landgrave Thomas Smith II
  

• 1932 – Eliza F. Smith, widow of George Henry Smith, renovated the mansion and called it Yeamans Hall.
  

Land

• Number of acres –

• Primary crop – Rice

Owners

• Alphabetical list –James Moore, George Henry and Eliza F. Smith, Henry Smith, Landgrave Thomas Smith I, Landgrave Thomas Smith II, Thomas Henry Smith, Sir John and Lady Margaret Yeamans
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

Web Resources

Print Resources

• Initial references: 1, 6, 19

• Michael J. Heitzler, Goose Creek A Definitive History Volume One Planters, Politicians and Patriots (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2005).
  

Contact Information

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