Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site is a state park in

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, United States. Redcliffe Plantation, also known as Redcliffe, completed in 1859, is a

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located on the site that is 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 ...

. The house was designed by the baron Louis Berckmans and was built in 1857. It was built for

James Henry Hammond James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 – November 13, 1864) was an attorney, politician, and planter from South Carolina. He served as a United States representative from 1835 to 1836, the 60th Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844, and ...

and was home to three generations of his descendants. His great-grandson John Shaw Billings, editor of ''

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'', and '' Fortune'' magazines, donated the estate and collections to the people of South Carolina in 1973. The same year it was added to the

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External links

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site - South Carolina State Parks
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina South Carolina state historic sites Protected areas of Aiken County, South Carolina Historic house museums in South Carolina Museums in Aiken County, South Carolina Plantation houses in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Aiken County, South Carolina Houses in Aiken County, South Carolina 1859 establishments in South Carolina {{AikenCountySC-NRHP-stub