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217 Fort Johnson Road
Marshlands House
James Island
This two and one half story clapboard structure, known as the Marshland House, was built on the Ball family rice plantation circa 1810. It served as officers’ quarters until 1961 when the Navy declared plans for its demolition.
Preservation Society efforts to preserve the property were accomplished with support of
the Historic Charleston Foundation and a $10,000 grant from the Richardson Foundation of New York. The grant allowed the house to be moved down the Ashley River to its present location on James Island. The deed transferred through the City of Charleston to the College of Charleston and the property was later acquired by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. It now serves as the latter’s headquarters.
Non-historic porch screening was replaced with mahogany-framed, copper window screens to allow proper ventilation. Deteriorated siding, dentil molding and shutters were repaired and replaced. The standing seam metal roof was replaced in kind, using hand-seamed details appropriate to the structure. Caulk was removed from the siding lap joints and steel pipe handrails were replaced with wood handrails compatible to the structure.
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