National Historic Landmark · plantation · Camden, South Carolina

Mulberry Plantation (Chesnut House)

Historic house in South Carolina, United States in Camden, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1980Federal architecture
Camden - Mulberry MansionCamden - Mulberry
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What it is

Wikipedia · Mulberry Plantation (Kershaw County, South Carolina)

Mulberry Plantation, also known as the James and Mary Boykin Chesnut House, is a historic plantation at 559 Sumter Highway south of Camden, South Carolina. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000, it is significant as the home of American Civil War chronicler Mary Boykin Chesnut, who produced some of the most important written accounts of the war from a Confederate perspective. The main house, built about 1820, is a fine example of Federal period architecture.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address559 Sumter Highway, Camden vicinity, SC
CountyKershaw County
ListedNov 25, 1980
Reference number80003673
Type of placeplantation
StyleFederal architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources4 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address559 Sumter Highway, Camden, SC
Coordinates34.20667, -80.59172 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCongaree National Park · 30 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBluff Hike In Camping 29 mi · Longleaf Campground 29 mi · Congaree Picnic Shelter 29 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 80003673. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.