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plantation house

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plantation house
plantation house: Drayton Hall, South Carolina
The principal house of a plantation in the antebellum American South, typically having many of the following characteristics: two stories; a projecting two-story portico with Classic columns and a recessed central bay; thick brick walls at ground level (often stuccoed);


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23 rooms offer something for every guest, from deluxe studios through pool suites, plantation house suites, and even a charming, colonial-style cottage.
Numerous plantation houses in the area including Nottoway Plantation, Myrtles Plantation, and the Magnolia Mound Plantation House showcases architecture throughout the antebellum era.
The name may imply that plantation shutters first came into existence during the mid 1800s when plantation houses became popular throughout the southern United States.
 
 
 
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