John Mark Verdier House, also known as Lafayette Building, is a building in

Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort ( , a different pronunciation from that used by the city with the same name in North Carolina) is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South ...

. It was built by John Mark Verdier, a French Huguenot, in 1804. The house typified Beaufort's gracious antebellum architectural style. It was a focal point of the town, a visible statement reflecting Verdier's significant wealth from trading indigo and growing sea island cotton. John Mark Verdier House - 810 Bay St

It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1971. It is a contributing property in the Beaufort Historic District, which is a

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...

. It is the only house museum in Beaufort and provides tours Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00. Admission is $10.00 per person; children and military are free. The house is owned and operated by the Historic Beaufort Foundation as a

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...

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Information on John Mark Verdier House MuseumHistoric Beaufort Foundation
at South Carolina Department of Archives and History * French-American culture in South Carolina Huguenot history in the United States Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Museums in Beaufort County, South Carolina Historic house museums in South Carolina Houses in Beaufort, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Beaufort County, South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-museum-stub