— Pegues Place Plantation © National Register of Historic Places —
Basic Information
- Location – Six miles north of Wallace, Marlboro County
County Road 266, at the North Carolina-South Carolina border
- Origin of name – Named for the family that founded and still owns the plantation
- Other names – Claudius Pegues House
- Current status – Privately owned
— Dining Room of Pegues Place Plantation © National Register of Historic Places —
Timeline
- 1753 – Earliest known date of existence
A land grant was issued to Claudius Pegues (Courtesy Jim Pegues). Prior to moving to Marlboro County, Pegues had been a successful Georgetown merchant (National Register, p. 3).
- Circa 1770 – House built by Claudius Pegues (National Register, p. 2).
The house is the oldest in the county and has remained continuously in the Pegues family (Courtesy Jim Pegues).
- May 1781 – At Pegues Place, Lt. Col. Edward Carrington and Capt. Frederick Cornwallis signed what was probably the only cartel for the exchange of prisoners during the Revolutionary War (National Register, p. 2.)
- 2011 – William Pegues was owner.
Land
- Number of acres – 20,000 historically; 5,000 in 1970 (National Register, p. 3)
- Primary crop – Cotton (Courtesy Jim Pegues)
Owners
- Chronological list – Claudius Pegues (1753-?), F.P.B. and Jennie May Pegues, William Pegues
Slaves
- Number of slaves – ?
Buildings
- It is believed another house had been on the property prior to the one built in 1770. Remains of a foundation have been located about 200' from the current house. It is belived this house was probably lost to fire.
- The current house is of two-story frame construction with great interior detailing. Two additions were made to the house with the first in the 1800s (National Register, p. 2).
- Original outbuildings that remain are barn, cotton gin, wash house, smoke house, carriage house, and greenhouse (National Register, p. 2).
Web Resources
- National Register of Historic Places
– Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1970
– Photographs, architectural overview
- Claudius Pegues House narrative by Margaret P. Kinney (contributed by Jim Pegues): PDF
