Otranto Plantation

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Location18 Basilica Ave., near Hanahan, South Carolina
Coordinates32°58′4″N 80°2′23″W / 32.96778°N 80.03972°W / 32.96778; -80.03972
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1778 (1778), 1934
Otranto Plantation
Otranto Plantation is located in South Carolina
Otranto Plantation
Otranto Plantation is located in the United States
Otranto Plantation
Location18 Basilica Ave., near Hanahan, South Carolina
Coordinates32°58′4″N 80°2′23″W / 32.96778°N 80.03972°W / 32.96778; -80.03972
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1778 (1778), 1934
NRHP reference No.78003191[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978

Otranto Plantation is a historic plantation house located in Hanahan, Berkeley County, South Carolina. It was built before 1778, and is a 1 1/2-half story, rectangular gable-roofed stuccoed brick dwelling. It has an attached colonnaded piazza, or porch, on three sides. Also on the property is a contributing small frame servants’ house.[2][3]

This advertisement from 1801 includes several details about the plantation.

In 1934, the house was destroyed by a fire. The house was meticulously restored based upon photographs before the fire.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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