Brick House Ruin
Ruin of a 1725 plantation house on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
The Paul Hamilton House, commonly referred to as the Brick House Ruins, is the ruin of a 1725 plantation house on Edisto Island, South Carolina, that burned in 1929. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 for the unusual architecture of the surviving walls, which is partly based on French Huguenot architecture of the period.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | S of Edisto Island, Edisto Island vicinity, SC |
| County | Charleston County |
| Listed | Apr 15, 1970 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Brick House Ruins, Edisto Island |
| Reference number | 70000580 |
| Type of place | plantation |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structure |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | S of Edisto Island, Edisto Island, SC |
| Coordinates | 32.6017° N, 80.3252° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Edisto Island | 27 listed places in Edisto Island → |
| Nearest national park unit | Reconstruction Era National Historical Park · 24 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Charleston County
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Local history books for Charleston County
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The Huguenot Church in CharlestonMargaret Middleton Rivers Eastman and Richard Donohoe & Maurice Eugenie Horne Thompson, 2018Find at Bookshop.org
St. Philip's Church of CharlestonDorothy Middleton Anderson and Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, 2015Find at Bookshop.org
Guidebooks to historic places in South Carolina
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Brick House Ruin listed on the National Register?
Apr 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Brick House Ruin?
S of Edisto Island, Edisto Island vicinity, Charleston County, South Carolina. The nearest national park unit is Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, 24 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Brick House Ruin?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Brick House Ruin?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Is there a wildfire near Brick House Ruin right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest C-74 Fm Rx, 50 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000580. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.