William Seabrook House
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William Seabrook House | |
.jpg) William Seabrook House in 1978 | |
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| Nearest city | Edisto Island, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°36′6″N 80°16′53″W / 32.60167°N 80.28139°W |
| Built | 1810 |
| Architect | Hoban, James |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000758[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1971 |
The William Seabrook House, also known as the Seabrook[2] is a plantation house built about 1810 on Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States, southwest of Charleston.[3] It is located off Steamboat Landing Road Extension (South Carolina State Highway 10-768) close to Steamboat Creek[4] about 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Steam Boat Landing.[5][6] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971.[1][3][7]
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]
William Seabrook died in about 1837. His widow lived in the house until 1854 or 1855. The house was purchased by J. Evans Eddings.[10]
At the end of the Civil War, the Sea Islands below Charleston were abandoned to the Union Army forces. The house was used for staff headquarters and provost. After the war ended, freed slaves temporarily took refuge in the house.[8]
Around 1875 it was sold. At some point, Judge Smith purchased the house.[10] Later, in 1929, the house was bought and restored by Donald D. Dodge.[8]
