Middleton Place, SC

Middleton Place is a plantation in Dorchester County, South Carolina, located just across the Ashley River from North Charleston and about 15 miles northwest of Charleston.

What is the history of Middleton Place?

The Middleton Place Foundation owns and operates Middleton Place, which is a National Historic Landmark and home to America's oldest landscaped gardens. It is an enduring, vibrant, and essential part of the Charleston and American experience.

Who set fire to the Middleton plantation?

The mansion and its wings were burned down by Union troops in 1865, leaving just the brick walls surviving. William Middleton erected a roof over the south flanker, the least damaged of the three structures, and used it as the plantation house in 1868.

Middleton or Magnolia Plantation: which is better?

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens is a beautiful place to visit. It is the oldest public garden in the country, having opened as a tourist attraction in 1870. This garden is significantly more random than Middleton Place, which is formal and calm, and the Plantation offers greater variation.