Basic Information

• Location – Ashley River, West Ashley, St George Parish, Dorchester County
  

  Located on SC 61 northwest of the Charleston
  

• Origin of name – Named for Henry Middleton, an early owner
  

• Other names –

• Current status – Owned by the Middleton Place Foundation - open to the public
  

Timeline

• 1675 – Earliest known date of existence; warrant issued to Jacob Wayte (Waight)

• 1755 – House built

• 1865 – Union troops occupied the plantation and on February 22, the plantation was ransacked and its main house and northern wing were burned beyond repair.
  

• 1869-1870 – The southern wing of the house, which was less severely damaged, was restored.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 200

• Primary crop – Rice

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Baker, Richard Godfrey (1699), Arthur Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Middleton, J. J. Pringle Smith, Waight (Wayte), Williams
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

• Slave chapel

Web Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
  – Nomination form - submitted in 1970 by Norman McCorkle - requires Adobe Reader
  – Photographs, architectural overview
  

• Middleton Place

Print Resources

• Initial references: 1, 2, 6, 7, 11

Contact Information

• Middleton Place
  4300 Ashley River Road
  Charleston, SC 29414
  

• Telephone: 800-782-3608

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