On my last day in Beaufort County, after a walk on the beach at Hunting Island, I strolled again through the streets of historic Beaufort, this time a bit more inland, in the historic district.
Rev Ledbetter House – 411 Bayard – early 1800s. It’s an example of a Beaufort style house
Old Presbyterian Church – 602 Cateret – c1900. No longer a church, it was a library for African Americans from 1932 to 1965, then the Art Department of USC Beaufort.
The Castle – 411 Craven – c1859 started. AKA The Castle. Built for Dr. J.F. Johnson. They moved in 1861 while it was still incomplete. IT was the last house built before Union occupation. Federal troops used it as their quarters and as a military hospital. The kitchen, an outbuilding, was used as a morgue.
412 East St – Henry Farmer House – c1810. Overlooks the Beaufort River.
J Rhett House – 303 Federal – 1884 – 1886. James Rhett was 23 when he started his house.
409 Federal St
Tidalholm – 1 Laurens – c1856. Aka The Edgar Fripp House or the house in the movies ‘The Big Chill’ and ‘The Great Santini.’
Berners Barnwell Sams House No. 2 – 201 Laurens 1852. He also lived on New St.
Grace AME Chapel – 502 Charles
Beaufort Baptist Church – 600 Charles – 1844.
How to Get There:
Beaufort is located on US21. From I95, take exit 33, and head east on US17. This joins US21, which goes to and through Beaufort.
Links:
http://www.beaufortsc.org/
What’s Close By:
Hunting Island State Park
Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal
St. Helena Island
Spanish Moss Trail
Penn Center
Fort Fremont
Port Royal
Lady’s Island