Otranto Plantation is a historic

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located in Hanahan,

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. It was built before 1778, and is a 1 1/2-half story, rectangular gable-roofed stuccoed brick dwelling. It has an attached colonnaded

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, or porch, on three sides. Also on the property is a contributing small frame servants’ house. 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

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in 1978.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1778 Houses in Berkeley County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley County, South Carolina Plantation houses in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-plantation-stub