Lydia Plantation

The Lydia Plantation, also known as the Benjamin Sydney Josey Farm, in Lydia, South Carolina is a historic plantation and house.[2][3] The house was designed by Charles Coker Wilson and his firm Wilson, Sompayrac & Urquhart. It was built in 1910 and expanded in 1920.

Lydia Plantation
Location703 W Lydia Hwy (US HWY 15/SC HWY 34), Lydia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°17′28″N 80°6′18″W
Area16.2 acres (6.6 ha)
Built1850
ArchitectWilson, Sompayrac & Urquhart; Wilson, Charles Coker
Architectural styleOctagon Mode, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.10000299[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2010

A 16.2-acre (6.6 ha) area including the plantation house was listed as a historic district on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It is listed for its architecture and/or engineering. The listing includes 16 contributing buildings, one additional contributing site and one additional contributing structure.[1]

A sixteen-sided office and two octagonal farm buildings are included in the property.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. McLeod, T. Gordon; xon (March 31, 2010). "Lydia Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. "Lydia Plantation, Darlington County (703 W. Lydia Hwy., Lydia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 24 June 2012.


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