Huspah Plantation – Sheldon – Beaufort County

Basic Information

• Location – Huspah Creek (a branch of the Broad River), Sheldon, Prince William Parish, Beaufort County

  Follow US 21 to Paige Point Road and turn left onto Huspah Plantation Road
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – The George Waterhouse House

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

  Of the later houses, one of the most interesting is a century-old low rambling house sheltered beneath large oaks on the banks of Huspah Creek. Soon after the Civil War, a white frame house was built by George Waterhouse, Sr. Felix Ewing added three rooms and a small office. Mr. and Mrs. Pingree added two additional rooms - a large drawing room and a bedroom. The old parts of the house blend with the new.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Mrs. C. F. Benedict (1970), Felix Ewing, Frederick Grimke Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Pingree, Jr. (1961), George Waterhouse, Sr.
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

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Print Resources