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Towles Farmstead

Coordinates: 32°43′14″N 80°11′06″W / 32.72056°N 80.18500°W / 32.72056; -80.18500
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Towles Farmstead
Towles Farmstead is located in South Carolina
Towles Farmstead
Towles Farmstead is located in the United States
Towles Farmstead
Nearest city4595 and 4611 Towles Rd, near Meggett, South Carolina
Coordinates32°43′14″N 80°11′06″W / 32.72056°N 80.18500°W / 32.72056; -80.18500
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Builtc. 1910 (1910)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.93001513[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1994

Towles Farmstead, also known as Goshen Plantation and Plainsfield, is a historic farmstead and national historic district located near Meggett, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure. They include two early-20th century residences: a one-story, frame house constructed about 1903, with characteristic Neo-Classical and Bungalow features; and a two-story, rectangular frame house constructed in 1930, with characteristic Colonial Revival and Italian Renaissance features. Associated with the houses are a variety of contributing utility outbuildings.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Joseph H. Heard and Spencer A. Trolley (March 1993). "Towles Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Towles Farmstead, Charleston County (4595 Towles Rd. and 4611 Towles Rd., Meggett vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 1, 2014.