St Julien Plantation – Eutawville – Orangeburg County

— St. Julien Plantation, 1980 • National Register of Historic Places —

Basic Information

• Location – Eutawville, St. John's Berkeley Parish, Orangeburg County

  11786 Old No. Highway 6
  

• Origin of name – Named for Joseph de St. Julien
  

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Farm that has been operated by the Norris family for over 100 years (4).
  

Timeline

• 1736 – Earliest known date of existence (4)
  

  Joseph de St. Julien received a Kings Grant (4).
  

• Circa 1854 – House built

  It is believed Thomas William Porcher built the house at St. Julien Plantation for his son Julias Theodore Porcher (1, p. 2).
  

• Circa 1926 – Frederick Keating Norris Sr. was owner and worked to rehabilitate the house (1, p. 5).
  

• 1980 – Fred K. Norris Jr. was owner (1, p. 1).
  

• ? – Robert Norris became owner (4).
  

— Parlor of St. Julien Plantation, 1980 • National Register of Historic Places —

Land

• Number of acres – 1,500 in 1860; 1,027 in 1980 (1, p. 3 and p. 5)
  

• Primary crop – Historically, cotton and corn. Today, peanuts and peaches (1, p. 3) and (4).
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Gaillard; Frederick Keating Norris Sr. (1926); Fred K. Norris Jr. (1980); Robert Norris (?-present, 2013); Julias Theodore Porcher (1854); Joseph de St. Julien (1736-?)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 121 in 1860 (1, p. 3)
  

Buildings

• The plantation house is L-shaped of two-stories with a one-story wing on the west. In 1980, original outbuildings including a mule barn, kitchen, and smokehouse were still standing (1, p. 2).
  

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References & Resources

1. National Register of Historic Places
   – Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1980
   – Photographs, architectural overview
   

2. 30-15 Plantation File, held by the South Carolina Historical Society
   

3. Maxwell Clayton Orvin, Historic Berkeley County, South Carolina: 1671-1900 (Self published, 1973)
    Order Historic Berkeley County, South Carolina: 1671-1900

4. St. Julien Plantation - Click here

Contact Information

• St. Julien Plantation
  11786 Old No. Hwy 6
  Eutawville, SC 29048
  

  Telephone: 803-492-7556
  Website: Click here