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	Borough House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	SC 261, N. Kings Hwy.; Stateburg, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°57′14″N 80°32′16″W / 33.95389°N 80.53778°W
Built	1758, 1820
Architect	William Wallace Anderson, M.D.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Rammed earth
Part of	Stateburg Historic District (ID71000809)
NRHP reference No.	72001224
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 23, 1972
Designated NHL	March 23, 1972
Designated CP	February 24, 1971

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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

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.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Borough House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
^ ^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)
^ Borough Plantation - Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina SC
^ Dick Anderson Chapter #75, United Daughters of the Confederacy
^ 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]}

External links

History of Church & Joel R. Poinsett
Paper on Rammed Earth with a History of Church of the Holy Cross
Borough House Plantation, Sumter County (SC Hwy 261, Stateburg vicinity), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-362, "Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC", 66 photos, 4 color transparencies, 30 measured drawings, 55 data pages, 7 photo caption pages
HABS No. SC-242, "Borough House, Dr. Anderson's Office", 8 photos, 2 measured drawings, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-345, "Borough House, Playhouse", 4 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-346, "Borough House, Hay Barn", 5 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-363, "Borough House, Dependency", 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, supplemental material
HABS No. SC-364, "Borough House, Dry Well Shelter", 4 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-365, "Borough House, Hooper Tombs", 1 photo, 5 data pages
HABS No. SC-366, "Borough House, Kitchen-Storehouse", 10 photos, 1 measured drawing, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-367, "Borough House, School", 12 photos, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-368, "Borough House, Weaving House", 4 photos, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-369, "Borough House, Cook's House", 3 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
HABS No. SC-511, "Borough House, Chicken Brooder", 4 photos, 2 photo caption pages
TopoQuest map of Borough Plantation

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Borough House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2008.

[nrhpinv2-3] 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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-'''Borough House Plantation''', also known as '''Borough House''', '''Hillcrest Plantation''' and '''Anderson Place''', is an historic place in [[Stateburg, South Carolina|Stateburg]], near [[Sumter, South Carolina]].
+'''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==
-Its National Historic Landmark description states: "Constructed in 1821, the Borough House Plantion complex contains the oldest and largest collection of "high style" pise de terre (rammed earth) buildings in the United States. Six of the 27 dependencies and portions of the main house were constructed using this ancient technique, which was introduced to this country in 1806 through the book RURAL ECONOMY by S.W. Johnson."<ref name="nhlsum"/>
+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>
-The original house built in 1758 served at different times during the [[American Revolution]] as headquarters for both British General [[Lord Cornwallis]] and American General [[Nathanael Greene]].<ref>[http://south-carolina-plantations.com/sumter/borough.html Borough Plantation - Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina SC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</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.
-The second house was built in 1820 of [[Rammed earth|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>
-In 1850-1852, 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. died while visiting Dr. Anderson and was buried in the churchyard across the road.
+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 Plantation was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and declared a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/72001224.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Borough House Plantation]|32&nbsp;KB}}|date=January 15, 1988 |author=Richard K. Anderson, Jr. |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/72001224.pdf ''Accompanying nine photos, exterior and aerial, from 1978, 1979, 1985, and 1986'']|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==
-"It is located on Rt. 261, 0.8 mi. N of intersection of Rt. 261 and [[SC 76]]/378."<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>
+*[[List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina]]
+*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Sumter County, South Carolina]]
-The South Carolina Department of Archives and History summary is here.<ref name="scdahsum">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743001/index.htm
-|title=Borough House Plantation, Sumter County (SC Hwy 261, Stateburg vicinity) |accessdate=2008-03-18|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History}}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
-*[http://www.sumter-sc-tourism.com/church.html History of Church & Joel R. Poinsett]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060115183444/http://www.sumter-sc-tourism.com/church.html History of Church & Joel R. Poinsett]
-* [http://webs.ashlandctc.org/jnapora/hum-faculty/syllabi/trad.html Paper on Rammed Earth with a History of Church of the Holy Cross]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170322121059/http://webs.ashlandctc.org/jnapora/hum-faculty/syllabi/trad.html Paper on Rammed Earth with a History of Church of the Holy Cross]
 *[http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743001/index.htm Borough House Plantation, Sumter County (SC Hwy 261, Stateburg vicinity)], at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
-*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.sc0358 Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC: 65 photos, 4 color photos, 30 drawings, 55 data pages], at [[Historic American Building Survey]].  Outbuildings and other related Borough House buildings are covered in additional HABS photosets, available by [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/hhquery.html search of HABS/HAER here].
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-362 |id=sc0358 |title=Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC |photos=66 |color=4 |dwgs=30 |data=55 |cap=7}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-242 |id=sc0713 |title=Borough House, Dr. Anderson's Office |photos=8 |dwgs=2 |data=8 |cap=1 |link=no}}
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+*{{HABS |survey=SC-345 |id=sc0714 |title=Borough House, Playhouse |photos=4 |data=4 |cap=1 |link=no}}
-{{SouthCarolina-geo-stub}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-346 |id=sc0715 |title=Borough House, Hay Barn |photos=5 |data=4 |cap=1 |link=no}}
-{{SouthCarolina-NRHP-stub}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-363 |id=sc0357 |title=Borough House, Dependency |photos=1 |dwgs=1 |supp=yes |link=no}}
-{{Registered Historic Places}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-364 |id=sc0356 |title=Borough House, Dry Well Shelter |photos=4 |data=10 |cap=1 |link=no}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-365 |id=sc0355 |title=Borough House, Hooper Tombs |photos=1 |data=5 |link=no}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-366 |id=sc0354 |title=Borough House, Kitchen-Storehouse |photos=10 |dwgs=1 |data=9 |cap=1 |link=no}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-367 |id=sc0353 |title=Borough House, School |photos=12 |data=12 |cap=1 |link=no}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-368 |id=sc0352 |title=Borough House, Weaving House |photos=4 |data=9 |cap=1 |link=no}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-369 |id=sc0716 |title=Borough House, Cook's House |photos=3 |data=11 |cap=1 |link=no}}
+*{{HABS |survey=SC-511 |id=sc0717 |title=Borough House, Chicken Brooder |photos=4 |cap=2 |link=no}}
+*[http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lon=-80.5345292&lat=33.9512659&datum=nad83 TopoQuest map of Borough Plantation]
+{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina}}
 [[Category:National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina]]
-[[Category:Southern plantations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in South Carolina]]
-[[Category: Houses in South Carolina]]
+[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina]]
-[[Category:Sumter County, South Carolina]]
+[[Category:High Hills of Santee]]
+[[Category:Houses in Sumter County, South Carolina]]
+[[Category:Rammed earth buildings and structures]]
+[[Category:Plantations in South Carolina]]
+[[Category:Plantation houses in South Carolina]]
+[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, South Carolina]]
+[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in South Carolina]]

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