Fonti Flora Plantation

Fonti Flora Plantation

Fonti Flora Plantation, July 2012
Location 5.4 miles northeast of Monticello on South Carolina Highway 99, near Monticello, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°24′6″N 81°20′45″W / 34.40167°N 81.34583°W / 34.40167; -81.34583Coordinates: 34°24′6″N 81°20′45″W / 34.40167°N 81.34583°W / 34.40167; -81.34583
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1836 (1836)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 79002382[1]
Added to NRHP April 24, 1979

Fonti Flora Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Monticello, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1836, and is a 2-½ story clapboard residence set on low foundations. The front façade features a full width two-story Greek Revival portico supported by six square paneled piers. Additional decorative detail includes the Gothic Revival style tripartite Gothic windows on the front and side facades.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Julie Burr, Nancy Fox, and Mr. and Mrs. George Tomlin (January 1979). "Fonti Flora Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Fonti Flora, Fairfield County (S.C. Hwy. 99, Monticello vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.


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