Brattonsville Historic District

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Brattonsville Historic District
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Nearest city McConnells, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°52′4″N81°10′39″W / 34.86778°N 81.17750°W / 34.86778; -81.17750
Area6,760 acres (2,740 ha)
ArchitectCol. William Bratton
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 71000812, [1] 97001205
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1971

The Brattonsville Historic District is a historic district and unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina. [2] [3] It includes three homes built between 1776 and 1855 by the Brattons (William Bratton and Martha Bratton), a prominent family of York County. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Contributing properties

The Revolutionary House, built in 1776 by Colonel William Bratton (who fought in the Revolutionary War), was originally a one-room log house with a small porch. Later additions were added to the original structure, and clapboard siding was placed over the original logs.

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Brattonsville Historic District

The Homestead, Brattonsville's second house built about 1830 as the home of Dr. John S. Bratton, was significant as the center of an 8500-acre plantation. This 12-room, 2⅛-story antebellum mansion is an example of Greek Revival residential architecture. The interior features Adam mantels, exquisite dadoes, and a carved staircase.

The Brick House, built in 1855, has a two-story brick façade with end chimneys, a two-tiered portico, stucco-over-brick columns, and a two-story wooden wing at back; it was originally a private boarding school for girls.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1971. [1] In 1997, the district's boundary was increased to comprise 6760 acres, 24 buildings, 12 structures, and 1 object.

Historic Brattonsville

Historic Brattonsville is the 775-acre (314 ha) portion of the Brattonsville Historic District that is owned by the York County Culture and Heritage Commission and Dr. Rufus Bratton, [4] and operates as an open-air museum. Buildings include Hightower Hall, The Homestead, and the McConnell House (moved to the site in 1983). [5]

The Brattonsville Historic District served as the location for several scenes in the 2000 Revolutionary War epic film The Patriot . [6] Portions of the Homestead House, including its east façade and porch, were used in scenes depicting Charlotte Selton's (played by Joely Richardson) rural plantation. The Continental Encampment, interior scenes of the Howard family's home, and the plantation at Camden were also filmed on site. [7]

Notable residents

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Middleton's Plantation, also known as Chisolm's Plantation and The Launch, is a historic plantation house located near Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story wooden house, with one-room wings. It sits on a raised arcaded brick basement. It features a small Tuscan order colonnaded porch on the land side facade and a recessed, full width, Tuscan order colonnaded porch on the water side. It was the home of Oliver Hering Middleton, son of Governor Henry Middleton of Middleton Place.

Kitty Wilson-Evans was an American historical interpreter and storyteller. She was noted for her educational performances about the lives of African Americans who were enslaved at Historic Brattonsville. For that work she researched and created a character who appeared in several books, plays, and in performances at various historical sites.

William Bratton was an American patriot during the Revolutionary War. Their house, a girl's school after Bratton's death, is one of the properties of the Brattonsville Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ruhr, Nancy R. (February 14, 1971). "Bethesda Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  3. "Brattonsville Historic District, York County (Brattonsville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  4. "Culture & Heritage Museums". www.chmuseums.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  5. "Culture & Heritage Museums". www.chmuseums.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. "The Patriot Filming Locations to Visit". This Is My South. July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  7. "The Patriot - Movies Filmed in South Carolina". www.sciway.net. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

Further reading

Scoggins, Michael C. York County Culture and Heritage Commission (2014). A Brief History of Historic Brattonsville. OCLC 1249566232.