| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1730/00/00 | John Williams, a wealthy landowner, Justice of the Peace and member of the South Carolina Assembly, begins building Middleton Place in the late 1730s. | |||||
| 1741/00/00 | Henry Middleton | Landscape Architect | Henry Middleton, following the principles of Andre Le Notre landscape architect at Vaux-le-Vicomte and the Palace of Versailles, designs and begins the gardens at Middleton Place. | |||
| 1741/00/00 | Henry Middleton | Groom | Henry Middleton marries Mary Baker Williams (only daughter of John Williams) at Middleton Place, receiving the Plantation in his wife's dowry. | |||
| 1742/06/26 | Arthur Middleton | Born | Arthur Middleton is born at Middleton Place, South Carolina. | Arthur Middleton's Birthday | ||
| 1750/11/15 | Henrietta Middleton Rutledge | Born | Mary Baker Williams Middleton, wife of Henry Middleton, gives birth to a daughter, Henrietta Middleton, at the Middleton Place plantation located along the banks of the Ashley River in St Andrew's Parish. | |||
| 1755/00/00 | Henry Middleton | Home | Henry Middleton builds South Flanker (today's House Museum). He also completed the main house and built North Flanker. | |||
| 1756/07/05 | Sarah Middleton | Born | Sarah Middleton is born to Mary Baker Williams Middleton and Henry Middleton in Charleston, South Carolina. | |||
| 1761/01/09 | Henry Middleton | Widower | Mary Baker Middleton (wife of Henry Middleton) dies on 9 January 1761. | |||
| 1771/00/00 | Benjamin West | Painter | Benjamin West paints a monumental portrait of Arthur Middleton (1742-1787), his wife Mary Izard Middleton (1747-1814) and their infant son Henry (1770-1846). | |||
| 1780/11/25 | Isabella Johannes Middleton Huger | Born | Isabella Johannes Middleton is born to Arthur and Mary Izard Middleton. | |||
| 1787/01/01 | Arthur Middleton | Died | Arthur Middleton passes away at The Oaks Plantation, South Carolina. He is buried in the family tomb in the Gardens at Middleton Place. | |||
| 1865/02/22 | Main House and flanking wings are ransacked and burned by 56th Regiment New York Infantry, Union Army | |||||
| 1869/00/00 | Williams Middleton | Home | The South Flanker, the least damaged of the three residences, receives a new roof, Dutch gable ends and an entry hall leading from the Greensward. | |||
| 1886/08/31 | Charleston Earthquake topples the gutted walls of the Main House and North Flanker at Middleton Place. | 1886 Charleston Earthquake |
| Particulars for Middleton Place: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Agriculture |
| Architectural Style | American Colonial |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Other Description | English Tudor-Dutch |
| Landscape Architecture | Garden |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Landscape Architecture | Historic garden restoration |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Science |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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