Hutchinson House Edisto Island

Edisto Island is located about an hour south of Charleston. One of the many barrier islands of South Carolina.

And it happens to be my favorite place to go camping. Hopefully the secret doesn't get out and I'll still be able to get a camp site from time to time.

If you happen to find yourself on Edisto Island, or if you want to make the trip from Charleston, you'll want to check out the Hutchinson House. I found out about by chance when I stopped at a produce road side store and asked if there was anything interesting to check out.

I don't know a lot about the history of it personally, so this blurb is lifted from the Wikipedia:

The Hutchinson House is the oldest identified house on Edisto Island, South Carolina associated with the black community after the American Civil War. It was the residence of Henry Hutchinson, a mulatto who, according to a local tradition, built and operated the first cotton gin owned by a black on the island from about 1900 to 1920.

Following the Civil War, Jim Hutchinson worked to assemble groups of freed blacks who would collectively purchase land on Edisto Island. Each contributor then received a fractional interest in the lands acquired. Jim Hutchinson's children built their own houses on his portion; one of the children was Henry Hutchinson. Henry Hutchinson's house is the only one remaining.[2] Henry Hutchinson is said to have built the house at the time of his marriage to Rosa Swinton in 1885, and resided here until his death in about 1940.

The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Get ready to climb over overgrown grass, weeds, and all sorts of greenery if you want approach the house.
Note: I believe this is private property so visitors inside might not be welcome.

If you make it inside, you'll see a rundown home. Here you see an old vintage fireplace. The floors creek and maybe you'll hear other odd sounds.

A view from the other side. Very cool.


Be careful on your visit.