Friendfield Plantation
Friendfield Plantation | |
Silver Hill Plantation, Friendfield Estate | |
| Nearest city | Georgetown, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°22′06″N 79°19′21″W / 33.3682°N 79.3226°W |
| Area | 3,305 acres (1,337 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Walter Mellor and Arthur I. Meigs (Friendship House, 1931-36) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival (Friendship House) |
| MPS | Georgetown County Rice Culture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000409 |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 1996 |
Friendfield Plantation is a 3,305-acre plantation near Georgetown, South Carolina composed of parts of six former historic plantations and Friendship House, built in 1931-36.: 6–9 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Contributing elements of the listing include 23 buildings, 15 other structures, and 14 sites.
In the 1850s, some 230 African Americans were enslaved on Friendfield Plantation and they produced 900,000 pounds of rice annually. Among them was Jim Robinson, born into slavery in 1850; one of his descendants is former First Lady Michelle Obama (née Robinson.)