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Fonti Flora Plantation

Coordinates: 34°24′6″N 81°20′45″W / 34.40167°N 81.34583°W / 34.40167; -81.34583
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Fonti Flora Plantation
Fonti Flora Plantation, July 2012
Fonti Flora Plantation is located in South Carolina
Fonti Flora Plantation
Fonti Flora Plantation is located in the United States
Fonti Flora Plantation
Location5.4 miles northeast of Monticello on South Carolina Highway 99, near Monticello, South Carolina
Coordinates34°24′6″N 81°20′45″W / 34.40167°N 81.34583°W / 34.40167; -81.34583
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1836 (1836)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.79002382[1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1979

Fonti Flora Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Monticello, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1836, and is a 2-½ story clapboard residence set on low foundations. The front façade features a full width two-story Greek Revival portico supported by six square paneled piers. Additional decorative detail includes the Gothic Revival style tripartite Gothic windows on the front and side facades.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Julie Burr, Nancy Fox, and Mr. and Mrs. George Tomlin (January 1979). "Fonti Flora Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Fonti Flora, Fairfield County (S.C. Hwy. 99, Monticello vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.