fort hill plantation

Though I attended Clemson many years ago and lived a stone's throw from Fort Hill, I had never been in until recently. It's worth taking 45 minutes to tour. I know students do some tours but when we were there, it was someone older. She was knowledgeable and because we were the only ones, she gave us an extensive tour. It interesting to view it in the context of what it was before there was a college campus here.

Worth a stop, if you are around campus. Tours given by students and takes about 45 minutes. Lots of information about the Clemson family.

We stopped by the Calhoun house during our recent visit to Clemson University. If you are a history buff it is definitely worth stopping in just to see all the era appropriate furniture and to get a more in depth look at the Calhouns and their history. The tour guide was informative and we were able to explore on our own as well. May not be a great place for small children as there is not much room to move around within the house itself :)

Wow the history. I found this to be fully entertaining and full of wonder.the house historian really new her stuff a must see if you can makes learning fun

A small but properly appointed house museum in the heart of the Clemson University campus. Not far from where the Tigers play ball. But hey a true history buff cannot pass up the opportunity to visit the home of famed Revolutionary and Civil War hero's once tread. Calhoun Fm and the Clemson Fm are linked here. When inside some 90% of the furnishing are from the Families homes... not just replica pieces. 2 chairs apparently belonged to Prez. George Washington. Yes Washington "Sat Here". The docent was pleasant and the tour was free.

While I was with my son doing a college visit at Clemson we toured Fort Hill. I love that sort of thing and he got some extra credit in his high school history course for visiting a historic site and taking notes.Fort Hill is located in the center of the Clemson campus and is presented exactly as it was upon the passing of Thomas Clemson, the founder of the university in the 1880's. The home had been passed down by Clemson's father in law, John C. Calhoun, the only man to serve as Vice President to two different presidents.It was a great visit for two reasons. First, the home is exactly as the Clemson's left it. Rather than an extensive renovation and re-furnishing; this is the way they lived in the home. There were a lot of interesting family items on display. The house is quirky with leaning floors and a lot of steps in odd places. Not exactly ADA compliant, but very interesting.Second, you get a personal tour of the first floor and our tour guide, Mrs. Gambrell was great. She had lots of great family stories on the Calhouns and Clemsons and she gave us great personal attention. My son, somewhat of a history buff, told her a story he had heard about Calhoun and she roared with laughter. I highly recommend taking an hour if you have any interest in history or old houses. There is no fee, although there is a donation box.

The house was originally the home John Calhoun the renowned Senator from South Carolina. It was subsequently owned by his daughter who married Thomas Clemson. At his death he donated the house and over 800 acres to the state to be used as an agricultural college. This became Clemson University. The house is filled with original family period furniture arranged as used in their ear. It is a wonderful house with gorgeous furniture. Well wroth the trip. Admission is free!

This is a very cool pre-civil-war plantation home smack in the middle of the Clemson campus. The grounds are beautiful and the house is gorgeously restored to look as it did when the Calhouns and Clemsons lived there, with lots of the original furniture and artifacts (a sideboard made from a piece of the USS Constitution, for example). We've been there several times and the tour guides have been charming and have had encyclopedic knowledge of the history of the place and furnishings. Highly recommend!

Eu e minha mulher adoramos. Esta casa pertenceu a um senador e foi doada. É muito bonita, principalmente por que mostra a arquitetura típica das casas dos ricos plantadores de algodão do Sul dos Estados Unidos. Adoramos

Besuch im April 2012Antebellum – das bedeutet vor dem Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg (1861-1865) erbaut - Plantagen Häuser sind hier Mangelware. Und dieses eine wurde 1803 als Haus mit vier Zimmern erbaut, im Jahr 1825 aber auf ganze 14 Zimmer erweitert. Ich werde euch nun die Geschichte ersparen, wer wann wo gelebt hat, was gemacht wurde und wer gestorben ist, denn auch wenn ich Geschichte mag, finde ich dieses Thema doch relativ langweilig. Wahrscheinlich hat das auch die sehr freundliche Frau bemerkt die uns durch die Räume im Erdgeschoss geführt hat. Oben durften wir uns dann selbst ein Bild des Lebens vor 200 Jahren machen und mussten erschrocken feststellen, dass die allgemeine Vorstellung von einem komfortablen Badezimmer gravierend von der unsrigen abwich.Trotzdem lässt sich ein Besuch in dem, 1960 zur National Historic Landmark erklärten Gebäude im Greek Revival Stil nur empfehlen, da man die original Einrichtung (und vor allem die kunterbunten Tapeten) an allen Ecken und Enden bewundern kann.