Beneventum Plantation House

Beneventum Plantation House, originally known as Prospect Hill Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina. It was built about 1750, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian style house. It features a one-story portico across the center two-thirds of the façade. The rear half of the house was added about 1800, with further rear additions made probably early-20th century. It was the home of Christopher Gadsden, a prominent statesmen and soldier of the American Revolution, the originator of the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, and Federalist Party leader in the early national period.^[2][3]

Beneventum Plantation House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Beneventum Plantation House, HABS Photo, October 1977
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Location	Off County Road 431, near Georgetown, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°26′43″N 79°15′39″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1750 (1750)
Architectural style	Colonial, Southern Colonial
MPS	Georgetown County Rice Culture MPS
NRHP reference No.	88000526[1]
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] It is now a private residence with no visitation. There is a state historical marker on the public right of way on Beneventum Road.