— Seabrook Plantation House © Brandon Coffey —

Basic Information

• Location – Steamboat Creek (a branch of the North Edisto River), Edisto Island, St John's Colleton Parish, Charleston County
  

  Located about a mile west of SC 174

• Origin of name – Named for the owner
  

• Other names – William Seabrook, Dodge
  

• Current status – Privately owned
  

— Seabrook Plantation Rear of House © Brandon Coffey —

Timeline

• 1810 – Earliest known date of existence
  

  House built by William Seabrook
  

— Seabrook Plantation Back of House © Brandon Coffey —

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – Sea island cotton

Owners

• Chronological list – William Seabrook; John Edings, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Dodge (?-2000); Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunter McEaddy (2000-present);
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

— Seabrook Plantation View from Fence © Brandon Coffey —

Buildings

• The house is an ornate example of the Federal style. At least two other out buildings remain standing.
  

Web Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1971
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

Print Resources

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

• Claude Henry Neuffer, editor, Names in South Carolina, Volume I through 30 (Columbia, SC: The State Printing Company)
   Order Names in South Carolina, Volumes I-XII, 1954-1965
   Order Names in South Carolina, Index XIII-XVIII
  

— Seabrook Plantation Gate © Brandon Coffey —

— Moss Draped View of the Seabrook Plantation House © Brandon Coffey —

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