Friendfield Plantation | |
.jpg) Silver Hill Plantation, Friendfield Estate | |
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| Nearest city | Georgetown, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°22′06″N 79°19′21″W / 33.3682°N 79.3226°W |
| Area | 3,305 acres (1,337 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Walter Mellor and Arthur I. Meigs (Friendship House, 1931-36) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival (Friendship House) |
| MPS | Georgetown County Rice Culture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000409[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 1996 |
Friendfield Plantation is a 3,305-acre plantation near Georgetown, South Carolina composed of parts of six former historic plantations and Friendship House, built in 1931-36.[1][2]: 6–9 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Contributing elements of the listing include 23 buildings, 15 other structures, and 14 sites.[1]
In the 1850s, some 230 African Americans were enslaved on Friendfield Plantation and they produced 900,000 pounds of rice annually. Among them was Jim Robinson, born into slavery in 1850; one of his descendants is former First Lady Michelle Obama (née Robinson.)[3]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sarah Pick (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Friendfield Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2016. with 54 photos
- ^ Clair, Stacy St.; Glanton, Dahleen (December 1, 2008). "Michelle Obama's family tree has roots in a Carolina slave plantation". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2017.