Mulberry Plantation (Chesnut House)
- Address: 559 Sumter Highway
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1820/00/00 | James Chesnut Sr | Home | Mulberry Plantation house is built for Col James Chesnut on Chesnut family lands. A one story servants' cottage is also built on the wooded and open farm land. | |||
| 1840/00/00 | Two log barns are erected to the northwest of the main house. | |||||
| 1840/04/23 | Mary Boykin Chesnut | Home | Mary Boykin Miller marries James Chesnut Jr. At first, the couple will live with his parents and sisters at Mulberry plantation near Camden, South Carolina. | |||
| 1840/04/23 | Gen James Chesnut Jr | Home | Mary Boykin Miller marries James Chesnut Jr. At first, the couple will live with his parents and sisters at Mulberry plantation near Camden, South Carolina. | |||
| 1866/02/17 | James Chesnut Sr | Died | Col James Chesnut III dies in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina. At his death Mulberry passes to his only surviving son James IV. | |||
| 1886/11/22 | Mary Boykin Chesnut | Died | Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut dies at home in Camden. She is buried at the Knights Hill Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina. |
| Particulars for Mulberry Plantation (Chesnut House): | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Agricultural outbuildings |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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