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7/28/2019 Boone Hall Plantation Brochure
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Boone
The History
Major John Boonewas granted 470
acres of landas dowry from
Theophilus Patey
The nine slave cabinsalong Slave Street
built
Plantation still activelyproducing strawberries,
tomatoes andpumpkins, and open topublic for tours, special
events, and more
Avenue of Oaksplanted; is 3/4 mile
long
1843
1681
Americas Most
Photographed Plantation
Charleston, South Carolina
1681-1900sIndigo, cotton andpecans were threemain cash crops
planted on plantation
2012
1790-1810
HallPlantation & Gardens
1936Current house onproperty built byThomas Stone
2006Boone Hall Farms
opens; specializes in
locally grown SouthCarolina produce, meatsand seafood
1936
Dock house built; nowpopular for weddings/
special events
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Thomas Stone built the plantations cur rent colonialrevival-style mansion in 1936. The origina l house wastorn dorn. It measures approximately 10,000 squarefeet and is three stories tall. It houses a full kitchen,library, dining room, loggia and game room, ninebedrooms and a full-sized attic on the third oor.
Fun fact: the 2005 blockbuster movie TheNotebook lmed at Boone Hall, depicting the
mansion as the Hamiltons summer house.
The Property
The Gardens
In addition to the mansion and Avenue of Oaks,the plantation covers 4,039.5 acres and includes
a dockhouse overlooking the WampacheeoneCreek, stables, Seabrook cottages, and ofcourse, extensive elds for the multitude of
crops that are still produced by the plantation.
The Mansion
Boone Hall Plantation also has seasonal U-Pickelds where people of all ages can pick their ownfresh tomatoes, strawberries, peaches, and more.Boone Halls beautiful grounds are the perfectbackground for special events, and we regular lyhost weddings, banquets and family reunions. Mostrecently , actress Blake Lively and actor RyanReynolds held their nuptials at Boone Hall Plantation.
Boone Hall has twobeautiful gardens with
azaleas, roses over ahundred years old andother plants and owers
located in the front ofthe mansion on the front
lawn. The Buttery Pavilion
(seasonal) is a key featureof the gardens, wherecolorful butteries y
freely and dazzle visitorsof all ages as they stroll
through the garden.
The son of Major John Boone planted the now-famous Avenue of Oaks in 1843. The stunning avenueis three-quarters of a mile long and lines the drivewayup to the mansion. There are about 88 live oak treesand one magnolia tree with Spanish Moss hangingbetween them, creating the picturesque settingthat makes Boone Hall the Most Photographed
Plantation in America. Lining the Avenue ofOaks are the nine original brick slave cabins thatare believed to be built between 1790 and 1810.
The Avenue of Oaks
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