Basic Information

• Location – Wappoo Creek (flows between the Stono and Ashley Rivers), West Ashley, St. Andrew's Parish, Charleston County

  Original plantation lands stretched from Farmfield Avenue off US 17 to Folly Road.
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – The house is privately owned; the land has been subdivided into housing developments.
  

Timeline

• 1854 – Earliest known date of existence

  House built by William Ravenel
  

• 1982 – The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was one of the few houses in St. Andrews Parish to survive the Civil War.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 250

• Primary crop – Rice

  After the Civil War, William Ravenel farmed very successfully from 1868 to 1920.
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Elizabeth and Mark Hodapp; Dr. Randal and Barbara Kerns; Postel; William Ravenel
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination Form - submitted in 1982 by Suzanne Pickens Wylie, John Wells, and David Chamberlain - requires Adobe Reader
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: See #1

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