National Register of Historic Places
Hopsewee
Hopsewee is a historic place in Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 71000782.
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Hopsewee
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About this place
What is Hopsewee?
Hopsewee Plantation, also known as the Thomas Lynch, Jr., Birthplace or Hopsewee-on-the-Santee, is a plantation house built in 1735 near Georgetown, South Carolina, in the Lowcountry. It was the main house of a rice plantation and the birthplace of Thomas Lynch, Jr., a Founding Father who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Listing details
- Name
- Hopsewee
- City
- Georgetown
- County
- Georgetown County
- State
- South Carolina
- Listed on the National Register
- January 25, 1971
- NRIS reference number
- 71000782
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 33.21094, -79.38473
When was Hopsewee listed on the National Register?
Hopsewee was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1971.
Where is Hopsewee located?
Hopsewee is located in Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina at approximately 33.21094, -79.38473. See the map above.
Is Hopsewee a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Hopsewee is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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