Calhoun Mansion at Fort Hill• Clemson,South Carolina
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Cultural Landscape Report & Master Plan |
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The
Jaeger Company (TJC) developed a Cultural Landscape Report and Master
Plan for Fort Hill, situated within the campus of Clemson University.
The approximate five acre site was once part of a 2,000+ acre ante-bellum
plantation owned by John C. Calhoun, South Carolina's most famous
statesman and former United States Vice President. The property was
passed to Calhoun's daughter, and following her death her husband,
Thomas Clemson, deeded the property to the State of South Carolina
to be the nucleus for a college of agricultural and scientific study,
which became today's Clemson University.
Fort Hill, one of the nation's oldest house museums, opened to the public in the early 1900s. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, it has been considered a threatened resource in recent times. TJC assisted in planning improvements to the property as part of a multi-disciplinary team. TJC's role in the effort was to document the historic landscape elements and prescribe preservation measures. The firm also directed the archeological investigations at the site. TJC documented major changes to the landscape which occurred in the 1930s as the vernacular plantation landscape was altered with the addition of boxwood edged walkways. The firm recommended preservation treatments to restore the original landscape scene in the future. Restorative work is now underway at the property. |
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