| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1860/00/00 | Chesnut Cottage is built between 1855 and 1860 as a "Columbia cottage", adaptation of the standard Neo-Classic cottage to local conditions and requirements. | |||||
| 1864/07/25 | Mary Boykin Chesnut | Home | Now we are in a cottage rented from Doctor Chisolm.... We moved into this house on the 20th of July. My husband was telegraphed to go to Charleston. General Jones sent for him. A part of his command is on the coast. - MBC | Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) | ||
| 1864/07/26 | Gen James Chesnut Jr | Home | My husband had arrived. He was seated at a pine table, on which someone had put a coarse, red table-cover, and by the light of one tallow candle was affably entertaining Edward Barnwell, Isaac Hayne, and Uncle Hamilton. He had given them no tea, - MBC | Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) | Sweet Tea | |
| 1864/10/05 | George Washington Custis Lee | Guest | The President (Davis) was watching me prepare a mint julep for Custis Lee when Colonel McLean came to inform us that a great crowd had gathered and that they were 'coming to ask the President to speak to them at one o,clock. - MBC | Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) | Mint Julep | |
| 1864/10/05 | Mary Boykin Chesnut | Guest | Mrs Preston sent a boned turkey stuffed with truffles, stuffed tomatoes, and stuffed peppers. Each made a dish as pretty as it was appetizing. - MBC | Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) | Turkey | |
| 1864/10/05 | Mary Boykin Chesnut | Guest | Mrs Preston sent a boned turkey stuffed with truffles, stuffed tomatoes, and stuffed peppers. Each made a dish as pretty as it was appetizing. - MBC | Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) | Truffle | |
| 1864/10/05 | Jefferson F Davis | Visitor | While visiting the Chesnuts, Confederate President Jefferson Davis gives a speech from the front porch to "an immense crowd it was - men, women, and children. The crowd overflowed the house, the President's hand was nearly shaken off." - MBC | Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) | ||
| 1864/10/05 | I had been gathering what I could of eatables for a month, and now I found that nearly everybody in Columbia was sending me whatever they had that they thought nice enough for the Presidents dinner. We had the 66 old Madeira from Mulberry, - MBC | Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) | Madeira Wine |
| Particulars for Chesnut Cottage: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Building Attribute | South Carolina Columbia Cottage |
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