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William Seabrook was a Sea Island cotton planter and part-owner of the Edisto Island Ferry, which had a steamboat named the W. Seabrook. The house was built around 1810.
But he, too passed the deed to wealthy plantation owner William Seabrook, whose name it has borne since. Seabrook, who owned numerous summer homes in the lowcountry, took advantage of Seabrook’s unspoiled forests and plenteous reserves of wild game for a hunting and fishing ground.
May 6, 1971. Close. William Seabrook was a Sea Island cotton planter and part-owner of the Edisto Island Ferry, which had a steamboat named the W. Seabrook. The house was built around 1810. His initials are on the ironwork of the front stairs. [3][8] Tradition indicates that James Hoban, the architect of the White House, was the designer. [3][9]
1930s – The plantation began being managed for hunting and recreational activities (4). – Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Dodge became owners of Seabrook Plantation and fully restored the house (5). 2000 – Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunter McEaddy purchased Seabrook Plantation from the Dodges (5).
16 paź 2018 · Kiawah and Seabrook Island are only a short boat ride away. The house is a Federal-style plantation with a grand, double staircase designed by James Hoban, the architect of the White House. The main house has five bedrooms, four full baths, and two half baths.
1816: Island sold to William Seabrook, and renamed Seabrook Island. Seabrook pioneered the use of salt marsh mud as fertilizer and was one of the first to successfully cultivate Sea Island cotton, which replaced rice and indigo as Island’s main cash crop.
The deed to Seabrook Island has passed through many hands since the first recorded declaration in 1661, but is currently an asset under The Seabrook Island Company, a South Carolina limited partnership.
