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'''Borough House Plantation''', also known as '''Borough House''', '''Hillcrest Plantation''' and '''Anderson Place''', is an historic [[Plantations in the American South|plantation]] on [[South Carolina Highway 261]], {{Convert|0.8|miles|km}} north of its intersection with [[U.S. Route 76]]/[[US Route 378]] in [[Stateburg, South Carolina|Stateburg]], in the [[High Hills of Santee]] near [[Sumter, South Carolina]]. A [[National Historic Landmark]], the plantation is noted as the largest assemblage of high-style pisé ([[rammed earth]]) structures in the United States. The [[Plantation house in the Southern United States|main house]] and six buildings on the plantation were built using this technique, beginning in 1821.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/> The plantation is also notable as the home of Confederate Army General [[Richard H. Anderson]].
'''Borough House Plantation''', also known as '''Borough House''', '''Hillcrest Plantation''' and '''Anderson Place''', is an historic [[Plantations in the American South|plantation]] on [[South Carolina Highway 261]], {{Convert|0.8|miles|km}} north of its intersection with [[U.S. Route 76]]/[[US Route 378]] in [[Stateburg, South Carolina|Stateburg]], in the [[High Hills of Santee]] near [[Sumter, South Carolina]]. A [[National Historic Landmark]], the plantation is noted as the largest assemblage of high-style pisé ([[rammed earth]]) structures in the United States. The [[Plantation house in the Southern United States|main house]] and six buildings on the plantation were built using this technique, beginning in 1821.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/> The plantation is also notable as the home of Confederate Army General [[Richard H. Anderson (general)|Richard H. Anderson]].


==Description and history==
==Description and history==
The original house built in 1758 served at different times during the [[American Revolution]] as headquarters for both British General [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] and [[Continental Army]] General [[Nathanael Greene]].<ref>[http://south-carolina-plantations.com/sumter/borough.html Borough Plantation - Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina SC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The second house was built in 1820 of [[rammed earth]] by [[William Wallace Anderson]], M.D. On October 7, 1821, his wife, the former Mary Jane Mackensie, gave birth there to their son, [[Richard H. Anderson]], the future [[Confederate Army]] general.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~scdacudc/ Dick Anderson Chapter #75, United Daughters of the Confederacy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Stateburg was originally called ''Stateborough'', and when the town was laid out, Borough House was the only residence in it, hence the name.<ref>[http://src1.cas.sc.edu/dept2/iss/SCNames/index.php?action=show Page&book=2&volume=13&page=35 Anderson, Sallie B., ''Plantation Names Near Stateburg'', Names in South Carolina, November 1966, vol. 13, p, 31]{{Dead link |date=March 2014}}</ref>
The original house built in 1758 served at different times during the [[American Revolution]] as headquarters for both British General [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] and [[Continental Army]] General [[Nathanael Greene]].<ref>[http://south-carolina-plantations.com/sumter/borough.html Borough Plantation - Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina SC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The second house was built in 1820 of [[rammed earth]] by [[William Wallace Anderson]], M.D. It was designed by architect A.C. Jones.
On October 7, 1821, Anderson's wife, the former Mary Jane Mackensie, gave birth at home to their son, [[Richard H. Anderson (general)|Richard H. Anderson]]. He later served as a [[Confederate Army]] general in the American Civil War.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~scdacudc/ Dick Anderson Chapter #75, United Daughters of the Confederacy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Stateburg was originally called ''Stateborough'', as when the town was laid out, Borough House was the only residence in it.<ref>[http://src1.cas.sc.edu/dept2/iss/SCNames/index.php?action=show Page&book=2&volume=13&page=35 Anderson, Sallie B., ''Plantation Names Near Stateburg'', Names in South Carolina, November 1966, vol. 13, p, 31]{{Dead link |date=March 2014}}</ref>

In 1850&ndash;1852, Dr. Anderson chaired the committee that built the [[Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, South Carolina)|Church of the Holy Cross]] of rammed earth across the road from Borough Hall. It was also designed by Jones.


In 1850&ndash;1852, Dr. Anderson chaired the committee that built the [[Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, South Carolina)|Church of the Holy Cross]] of rammed earth across the road from Borough Hall. In 1851, [[Joel Roberts Poinsett]], physician, American statesman and botanist (for whom the [[poinsettia]] is named), died while visiting Dr. Anderson and was buried in the churchyard across the road.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>
In 1851, [[Joel Roberts Poinsett]], physician, American statesman and botanist (for whom the [[poinsettia]] is named), died while visiting Dr. Anderson. He was buried in the churchyard across the road.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>


On March 23, 1972, Borough Hall [[plantations in the American South|plantation]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and declared a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Borough House Plantation|url={{NHLS url|id=72001224}} |format=pdf|date=January 15, 1988 |author=Richard K. Anderson, Jr. |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=72001224|title=''Accompanying nine photos, exterior and aerial, from 1978, 1979, 1985, and 1986''|photos=y}}&nbsp;{{small|(32&nbsp;KB)}}</ref>
On March 23, 1972, Borough Hall [[plantations in the American South|plantation]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and declared a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Borough House Plantation|url={{NHLS url|id=72001224}} |format=pdf|date=January 15, 1988 |author=Richard K. Anderson, Jr. |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=72001224|title=''Accompanying nine photos, exterior and aerial, from 1978, 1979, 1985, and 1986''|photos=y}}&nbsp;{{small|(32&nbsp;KB)}}</ref> It is also part of the defined Stateburg Historic District, as is the Church of the Holy Cross.


==See also==
==See also==

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Borough House
Borough House Plantation is located in South Carolina
Borough House Plantation
Borough House Plantation is located in the United States
Borough House Plantation
LocationSC 261, N. Kings Hwy.
Stateburg, South Carolina
Coordinates33°57′14″N 80°32′16″W / 33.95389°N 80.53778°W / 33.95389; -80.53778
Built1758, 1820
ArchitectWilliam Wallace Anderson, M.D.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Rammed earth
Part ofStateburg Historic District (ID71000809)
NRHP reference No.72001224
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1972[1]
Designated NHLMarch 23, 1972[2]
Designated CPFebruary 24, 1971

Borough House Plantation, also known as Borough House, Hillcrest Plantation and Anderson Place, is an historic plantation on South Carolina Highway 261, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of its intersection with U.S. Route 76/US Route 378 in Stateburg, in the High Hills of Santee near Sumter, South Carolina. A National Historic Landmark, the plantation is noted as the largest assemblage of high-style pisé (rammed earth) structures in the United States. The main house and six buildings on the plantation were built using this technique, beginning in 1821.[3] The plantation is also notable as the home of Confederate Army General Richard H. Anderson.

Description and history

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The original house built in 1758 served at different times during the American Revolution as headquarters for both British General Lord Cornwallis and Continental Army General Nathanael Greene.[4] The second house was built in 1820 of rammed earth by William Wallace Anderson, M.D. It was designed by architect A.C. Jones.

On October 7, 1821, Anderson's wife, the former Mary Jane Mackensie, gave birth at home to their son, Richard H. Anderson. He later served as a Confederate Army general in the American Civil War.[5] Stateburg was originally called Stateborough, as when the town was laid out, Borough House was the only residence in it.[6]

In 1850–1852, Dr. Anderson chaired the committee that built the Church of the Holy Cross of rammed earth across the road from Borough Hall. It was also designed by Jones.

In 1851, Joel Roberts Poinsett, physician, American statesman and botanist (for whom the poinsettia is named), died while visiting Dr. Anderson. He was buried in the churchyard across the road.[3]

On March 23, 1972, Borough Hall plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark.[2][3] It is also part of the defined Stateburg Historic District, as is the Church of the Holy Cross.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Borough House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Richard K. Anderson, Jr. (January 15, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Borough House Plantation" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying nine photos, exterior and aerial, from 1978, 1979, 1985, and 1986 (32 KB)
  4. ^ Borough Plantation - Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina SC
  5. ^ Dick Anderson Chapter #75, United Daughters of the Confederacy
  6. ^ Page&book=2&volume=13&page=35 Anderson, Sallie B., Plantation Names Near Stateburg, Names in South Carolina, November 1966, vol. 13, p, 31[dead link]
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