— Dixie Plantation © Robert Nimmich —

Basic Information

• Location – Stono River, Hollywood, St Paul's Parish, Charleston County
  

  Located off SC 162 on Dixie Plantation Road
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Owned by the College of Charleston Foundation
  

— Gate at Dixie Plantation © Robert Nimmich —

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1939 – The original plantation house burned.
  

• 1947 – John Henry Dick made Dixie Plantation his permanent home.
  

• 1993 – John Henry Dick placed an easement on the property that included 840 acres. He left it in control of the Lowcountry Open Land Trust.
  

• 1995 – John Henry Dick left the house and property to the College of Charleston Foundation.
  

• 2012 – College of Charleston announced plans to make the plantation more accessible to students, staff and the public. Plans include a nature trail, heirloom garden, renovating the studio of John Henry Dick and the addition of classrooms and meeting space (Post and Courier, January 17, 2012).
  

— Water View from Dixie Plantation © Julie Clasper —

Land

• The property contains the family cemetery.
  

• The avenue of oaks is attributed to the Seabrook family who built a large mansion at the end of the drive.
  

• Number of acres – 881 in 2012 (Post and Courier, January 17, 2012)

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Bailey, Benjamin Blake (1683), Joseph Blake, College of Charleston Foundation, John Henry Dick , Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Fiermonte (1935), Godfrey, Kohnke, Richards, Seabrook, George W. Williams
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

— Field at Dixie Plantation © Julie Clasper —

Buildings

• Robert Nimmich tells us, "John Dick built a lovely, modern ranch level house situated closer to the water and not on the site of the original mansion."
  

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• 30-15 Plantation File, held by the South Carolina Historical Society

• Charleston Mercury, December 12, 2002: The Dixie Dilemma
  

• Post and Courier, February 25, 2007, 1B: College of Charleston mulls uses for its Dixie land
  

• College of Charleston Adds Access to its Dixie Plantation, (Post and Courier: January 17, 2012)
  

Contact Information

• College of Charleston Foundation
  Office of Development
  66 George Street
  Charleston, SC 29424
  

  Telephone: 843-953-3130

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