1992 Congaree Rd, Eastover, SC 29044 - For Sale

ELEGANT SOUTHERN PLANTATION...CIRCA 1765.... WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF CHARLESTON AND CHARLOTTE AND MINUTES FROM COLUMBIA, THIS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED PLANTATION HOUSE IS SITUATED ON 22 ACRES OF AN OLD PECAN ORCHARD SURROUNDED BY APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES OF FAMILY PROPERTY MUCH OF WHICH IS UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. GROVEWOOD IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF GRAND ANTEBELLUM PLANTATIONS TO SURVIVE SHERMAN'S ARMY'S DEVASTATION IN 1865. THERE ARE 3,800 SQUARE FT. ON 2 FLOORS, HIGH CEILINGS, INTRICATE MANTLES, WAINSCOTING AND MOLDINGS. THIS HOME HAS WIDE PLANK HEART-OF-PINE FLOORING THROUGHOUT AND RETAINS VIRTUALLY ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL PLASTERWORK AS WELL AS MANY OF THE ORIGINAL GLASS PANES. THE GREEK REVIVAL CROWN MOLDING AND MANTLES AS WELL AS THE WAINSCOTING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE ARE IN EXCELLENT STATE OF PRESERVATION. A MAJOR RESTORATION PROJECT INCLUDING REWIRING, NEW PLUMBING,PORCHES, FRONT AND BACK, COMPLETELY RESTORED TO REFLECT ONES TRUE TO THE 1835 RENOVATON. AN EXTRA BONUS...1600 SQ. FT. HOUSE WITH CENTRAL HVAC AND PLUMBING WHICH COULD BE ANOTHER HOUSE, GUEST, COTTAGE, OR INFORMAL LIVING AREA, MEDIA, GAME, HOBBY, SEWING ROOMS, OFFICE, EXTRA SUITE OF BEDROOMS, ETC.)DETACHED FROM THE FORMALITY OF THE MAIN PLANTATION HOUSE. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LISTING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SW. FT. #BR., ETC. THIS WAS BUILT AS A HATCHERY. A BARN, BUILT AROUND THE SAME TIME FOR THE RAISING OF EMU, IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY. MUCH OF THE FURNITURE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD CAN BE PURCHASED. SEE MORE PICTURES AND LEARN MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.