Middleton Place plantation
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Middleton Place plantation is a historic rice plantation and National Historic Landmark near Charleston, South Carolina, renowned for its 18th-century terraced gardens and role in early American history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
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historic plantation ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian architecture
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Palladian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in South Carolina
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National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina ⓘ Plantations in South Carolina ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| cropGrown | Carolina Gold rice ⓘ |
| dateOfNationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation | 1971 ⓘ |
| dateOfNationalRegisterListing | 1966 ⓘ |
| ElizasHouseFunction | interpretive site on slavery and freedpeople ⓘ |
| hasGardenStyle |
18th-century terraced gardens
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formal landscaped gardens ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion |
Lowcountry of South Carolina
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surface form:
Lowcountry, South Carolina
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| hasHistoricalRole |
example of plantation economy based on enslaved labor
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major rice plantation in colonial South Carolina ⓘ site associated with a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| hasMainBuilding | Middleton Place House Museum ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Eliza’s House ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Middleton Place Chapel Ruins
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Middleton Place Gardens ⓘ Middleton Place Inn ⓘ Middleton Place Plantation Cemetery ⓘ Middleton Place plantation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Middleton Place Rice Fields
Middleton Place Stableyards ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark of the United States
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charleston County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| locatedOn | Ashley River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Middleton family ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Arthur Middleton
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Henry Middleton ⓘ |
| offers |
garden tours
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house museum tours ⓘ interpretive programs on slavery and plantation life ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Middleton Place Foundation ⓘ |
| originalFunction | rice plantation ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Middleton family ⓘ |
| restorationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Middleton Place Foundation ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
destruction of main house during the American Civil War
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earthquake damage in 1886 Charleston earthquake ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Arthur Middleton
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Henry Middleton ⓘ Williams Middleton ⓘ |
| usedEnslavedLabor | African and African American enslaved people ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Middleton Place Gardens, South Carolina
subject surface form:
Middleton Place
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place Rice Fields
Arthur Middleton (signer of the Declaration of Independence)
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residence
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Middleton Place plantation
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subject surface form:
Arthur Middleton
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place, South Carolina
Arthur Middleton (signer of the Declaration of Independence)
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placeOfBurial
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Middleton Place plantation
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subject surface form:
Arthur Middleton
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place Gardens, Dorchester County, South Carolina
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place plantation complex
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place plantation complex
this entity surface form:
cultural landscape of Middleton Place
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place, South Carolina
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place, South Carolina
this entity surface form:
Middleton Place plantation complex
this entity surface form:
Middleton family plantation