The Salters Plantation House is a house in

Williamsburg County, South Carolina Williamsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census its population was 31,026. The county seat and largest city is Kingstree. After a previous incarnation of Williamsburg County, the current count ...

. The building has been cited by the National Register Sites in South Carolina as an "important example" of domestic architecture from the 19th century that combined architectural trends from local, regional and national regions. William Salters constructed the building just before he died in 1833 and it has been improved on several occasions. The influence in the

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coexists minutely with its symmetrical

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pattern. The front "

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" is a regional feature. Outbuildings are located behind the main house. The house was constructed for a citizen who gained success as a planter and was an important resident of Williamsburg District in its first years. It was added to the

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on June 2, 2000.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses in Williamsburg County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Williamsburg County, South Carolina {{WilliamsburgCountySC-NRHP-stub