Hampton-Preston Mansion in Columbia, SC - Personal Tour for 2
Item Number: 122
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
A private tour of the historic Hampton-Preston Mansion for 2 people, led by Historic Columbia Foundation's Director of Collections and Interpretation, John Sherrer, who has researched this history of this intriguing property since 1996. Join Historic Columbia Foundation in exploring one of Columbia, South Carolina's oldest remaining buildings. Erected in 1818, this historic mansion and its surrounding grounds were home to many people -- planter class owners, enslaved workers, nuns, soldiers, students, and tennants -- for 150 years. Open since 1970 as an historic house museum, the Hampton-Preston Mansion offers visitors a unique perspective into the history of South Carolina's capital city.
Special Instructions
Tour is for 2 people. Must call in advance to arrange a mutually satisfactory time. Expires May 31, 2010.