Ashtabula and Woodburn Historic Houses

These two c.1830 large clapboard mansions were built as the Upcountry summer residences by the Lowcountry planters, Ladson Gibbes (Ashtabula) and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Woodburn), to enjoy the more healthful climate of the foothills. Each house with a distinctly different architectural style and has been fully restored and authentically furnished in antebellum style. Each location has several historic outbuildings and Woodburn has a walking trail to ruins of late 19th century farm buildings.
Woodburn Farm was the birthplace of Jane Edna Hunter, daughter of tenant farmers, who became a leading African-American Activist and reformer in Cleveland, OH founding the Phillis Wheatley Association and is listed as one of the top 20 “Heroes” in Ohio history.

Getting There & Details

Admission
Checks Accepted: Yes Visa/Mas
Hours
Admissions: $5; ages 5-10 $2; age 4 and younger admitted free <l
Address
PO Box 444PENDLETON HISTORIC FOUNDATION Pendleton,SC 29670
Phone
(864) 646-7249
Website
www.pendletonhistoricfoundation.org
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