Historical Society tours Wadmalaw
By
Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
 | | Wings were added to the 1910 High Point house in 1985 and 1993 by architect W.G. Clark. |
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The S.C. Historical Society held its 2007 Fall Plantation Tour on Wadmalaw Island October 28. Wadmalaw is a six- by- ten mile long barrier island south of Charleston. It was claimed for England in 1666 by Capt. Robert Sandford.
Since the founding of Charleston in 1670, the island has been the site of many successful rice, indigo, and cotton plantations. The only town on the island is Rockville. Wadmalaw had a population of 2,611 in 2000.
The tour featured the following homes:
New Cut Plantation. The house was built in Rockville in 1832 and moved to it present location in 1877. It is currently owned by the Griffen family.
High Point. The home of David and Louise Maybank was built after 1910 by Charles Whaley, a farmer.
Glenn House. The original house was built in the 1950s. The Glenns purchased it in 2003 and have refurnished it with period antiques.
Edward D. Bailey House. Bailey built the house in 1853. It is a typical example of Rockville architecture. It served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War. The current owner is Marc Merrill.  | | The Glenn House was built recently to match the general architectural style of older Rockville homes. |
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Chicora. This house is in Longcreek Plantation, a new development on the old Quiet Corner LaRoche property. It was built in 1996. Benjamin Allston Moore Jr. is the current owner.
Townsend- Bailey Summer House. This house was originally a horse stable built before the Revolutionary War. The walls were built of tabby, a mixture of oyster shells, sand, and lime. It is currently owned by the Townsend family.
The tour concluded at the Charleston Tea Plantation with
a barbecue lunch.
 | | New Cut Plantation was once a steamboat landing. During WWII, German POWs laid the brick path leading to the house. |
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 | | The Townsend- Bailey Summer House was originally a stable built of tabby. The second floor was added after the Civil War so it could be used as a home. |
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 | | The Edward D. Bailey House has a veranda with six Tuscan columns and is considered an important example of Rockville architecture. |
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 | | The Charleston Tea Plantation, America's only tea garden, produces American Classic Tea. The harvester pictured here is one- of- a- kind. It was designed to pick the top five- seven inches of the tea leaves |
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