Coffin Point Plantation

Coffin Point Plantation, is a historic plantation house located in the Frogmore area of Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA. A Sea Island plantation, it profited from the labor of enslaved people.

Coffin Point Plantation
Nearest cityFrogmore, South Carolina
Coordinates32°25′58″N 80°28′32″W
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built1801
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.75001687[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 1975

Ebenezer Coffin, born in Boston in 1763, received 1120 acres and 63 chattel slaves from his father-in-law and had the house built on the property.[2]

It is estimated that the home was built around 1801, and like many early 19th century homes in the area, features a tabby foundation. One of the home's more striking features is the one-half mile avenue of oaks that leads to the home.

In 1862, during the Civil War, 260 people were recorded as being enslaved on the plantation.[2]

James Donald Cameron, a Republican U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and former Secretary of War bought the plantation house in the early 1890s.[3] Henry Adams described his visits to the Camerons at the plantation in his book The Education of Henry Adams.[4]

The plantation was placed in the National Historic Register on August 28, 1975.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Coffin Point Plantation – St. Helena Island – Beaufort County". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  3. "Coffin Point Plantation, Beaufort County (Seaside Rd., St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  4. Eaddy, Mary Ann. "Coffin Point Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
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