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Abstract Farmfield Plantation House is a historic Greek Revival structure located in Charleston, South Carolina, built in 1854 for William Ravenel. It is notable for being one of the few plantation houses in St. Andrew's Parish to survive the American Civil War with its exterior unaltered. The property is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and represents significant architectural and historical heritage in the region.

Content Farmfield Plantation House - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 References Toggle the table of contents Farmfield Plantation House Add languages Add links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates : 32°46′30″N 79°59′36″W  /  32.77500°N 79.99333°W  / 32.77500; -79.99333 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Historic house in South Carolina, United States United States historic place Farmfield Plantation House U.S. National Register of Historic Places View towards the house in 2021 Show map of South Carolina Show map of the United States Location 1 Farmfield Rd., Charleston, South Carolina Coordinates 32°46′30″N 79°59′36″W  /  32.77500°N 79.99333°W  / 32.77500; -79.99333 Area 6.84 acres (2.77 ha) Built 1854 Architectural style Greek Revival NRHP reference  No. 82001517 [ 1 ] Added to NRHP 1982 Farmfield Plantation House was built in 1854 for William Ravenel, a prominent Charleston businessman and banker. It is one of the few plantation houses with unaltered exteriors in St. Andrew's Parish which survived the American Civil War . The interior has been modified. [ 2 ] Farmfield Plantation once included most of the property between U.S. Highway 17 and Folly Road, but most of it has been subdivided. Its construction was described by Rose Pringle Ravenel, the daughter of the builder, in her book Piazza Tales . Today, the house is surrounded on three sides by suburban development. In 2002, an easement to the Lowcountry Open Land Trust was placed on the remaining six acres to ensure no further subdivisions. [ 3 ] The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982. References [ edit ] ^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . July 9, 2010. ^ "Farmfield Plantation House, Charleston County (Farmfield Rd., Charleston)" . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . Retrieved Nov 26, 2012 . ^ Lynne Langley (Sep 12, 2002). "Easement protects Farmfield" . Charleston Post & Courier . p. B3 . 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You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information . v t e Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farmfield_Plantation_House&oldid=1309403240 " Categories : National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, South Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses in Charleston, South Carolina Charleston County, South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Articles using NRISref without a reference number Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Use American English from September 2025 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Short description is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata All stub articles This page was last edited on 3 September 2025, at 21:43  (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply. 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