Home Tour #1~Historic Homes, Plantations and Gardens

Monday, April 1, 2013

I’m not sure what it is?
The history, beauty, simplicity, grandeur, gardens, tranquility, or the hundred year old live oak trees draped in moss, but we tour these homes most every year and never tire of seeing them! 

We were in Georgetown, SC for the annual Plantation Home tour and I am so excited to share these homes with you.

These homes are in the historic part of town.

Richard Dozier House Circa 1770

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The side porch…

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Love the old brick walkways…

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A few houses we  passed along the way…

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The Sampson – Hamby – Ward House Circa 1760

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The front porch…

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Garden view from the porch…

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The original kitchen is in the detached structure behind the house and the original fireplace and chimney are still used today.  It is used as an outside covered den area, sometimes referred to as the husbands "man cave."

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A stroll through the garden…

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These are historic rice plantations and we drive out of town to see them...

The Rosemont Plantation
(Original house burned.  In 1991 this house was built overlooking the old rice fields.)

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Live oaks are everywhere and many are over 100 years old.

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The view from the porch overlooking the old rice fields.

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The porch and entry doors…

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Arundel Plantation
The driveway into the plantation, such a gorgeous sight…

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The side view of the home as we are walking up the path.

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The old smoke house…

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The house is being prepped for painting…

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The shutters have been removed as part of the preparation, still beautiful…

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The entry.

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View from the porch.

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Exiting from the side porch.

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The side view as we walk back to our car.

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Many walkways through the azalea gardens…

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The exit drive and gate…

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Amazing properties aren’t they!
Many more to share so Part 2 coming soon.

31 comments:

  1. Wow i love all these houses ! i think my favorite was the last one i love old farmhouses ! thank you so much for sharing them ! hope you had a great Easter !!




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  2. Girl, with a house as lovely as yours, I can't imagine why you'd even need to blink at another house.

    These are all wonderful and I have a fondness for the old, majestic trees.

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  3. I am absolutely going to do the tour next year.

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  4. Oh what lovely homes and the gardens are stunning too. I love the trees. Hugs, Marty

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  5. Cindy- What a great tour! I love all the homes your found and highlighted! GORGEOUS! xo Diana

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  6. WOW!! Beautiful homes and properties!! Thanks so much for stopping by!

    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  7. What lovely old homes! Those trees are magnificent and the gardens are beautiful. You can almost picture the ladies in their hooped dresses and men in their hats being driven in their horse drawn carriages. Oh, if these charming homes could talk! Thanks for sharing these; can't wait for part 2!

    Pat F.
    Las Vegas

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  8. I LOVE touring old homes! I just attended the Audubon Pilgrimage held in St. Francisville, LA! It's so much fun! I really love the porch of the first house! Thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to Part 2! I just posted part 2 of one of the tours I took!

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  9. I love touring plantation homes. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Oh, what a wonderful tour! I love doing just this too! Such lovely old home and thank you for sharing these with us today!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  11. Hi Cindy,
    You have so many beautiful homes in your area! What a wonderful tour and thanks so much for photographing it for us. I enjoy seeing the old plantation homes, the live oaks and the moss hanging from the trees.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  12. Hi Cindy! Oh I did enjoy that tour! I love old homes, especially plantation homes. Thanks for sharing! Gina

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  13. Such pretty grounds and so nice to see Spring! We're still freezing up here in NY. Dropping by from BNOP to find such a delightful tour. Jane

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  14. These are gorgeous homes, Cindy. I just love the historic details ~ so much charm and history!

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  15. This is my first visit to your blog, and boy, did I get a treat. I love visiting old plantation houses. I will be back. Thanks for the wonderful tours.

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  16. Amazing! So much charm.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Hope to see you on my blog:)

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  17. These are gorgeous homes but I think I love the live oaks almost as much. The oaks are so huge and old. Beautiful photos! Blessings, Pamela

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  18. Fun to see so many. Bet you had a great time. Thanks for sharing with us!
    Liz

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  19. The houses and gardens are just Grand! I'm packing the U-Haul now :)

    I'm visiting via Thursday Favorite Things and your newest Follower :)

    ~ Jill

    http://www.frugalplus.com/

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  20. the famous driveway. I will never get tire of seeing the sight of the lined trees...no matter how many times

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  21. I enjoyed the tour very much. Those houses have a dream-like quality. I especially love all the brick proches and pathes!

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  22. Hi there, lovely homes, gardens, trees and paths! It's nice to know there is respect for heritage, this is so scarce nowadays. Have a good day!

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  23. What grand estates. YOur photos are lovely!

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  24. Lovely tour. I've always loved plantation homes, too.

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  25. Cindy, what a terrific post thank you for sharing this tour. Thank you for sharing at the hop, your participation males the hop extra special. Big Hugs P.S. the new giveaway will be posted tomorrow!

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  26. Cindy, thank you for sharing these amazing homes and properties. Going on a home tour is the most favorite past time for me. You certainly have some elegant places in your part of the country. Those live oaks are gorgeous. We have beautiful oak trees in our area but the moss we don't have and that is so beautiful..Happy Weekend..Judy

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  27. Hello Cindy, amazing photos - I do love seeing older homes and those Live Oaks - enchanting! These homes are marvelously kept - so glad - we have a few in our little old town that are finally getting repaired - They've been around so long. I do appreciate you taking us along on this tour of these historic homes and sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

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  28. SC is a magical place...our favorite vaca destination ever {Charleston & IOP}. Thanks for reminding me of why I love it so much. The last property you shared is beyond beautiful.

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  29. Cindy, The homes are so pretty and what amazing large oak trees. Thank you for sharing the tour at the Open House party.
    xx,
    Sherry

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