Stoney Baynard Ruins - Hilton Head
by Mary Ann Artz
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Stoney Baynard Ruins - Hilton Head
Artist
Mary Ann Artz
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Photograph - Photograph
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Originally built around 1793, the Baynard House is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. The once beautiful antebellum plantation home stood for decades, passed through two families, and played a part in the Civil War.
In 1793, Captain Jack Stoney, a Revolutionary War hero, built the Baynard Plantation as part of Braddock’s Point Plantation. Since the Stoney family were the first residents, the home is often referred to as the Stoney-Baynard ruins. It was 1,885 square feet, built of timber and a mixture of oyster shells, lime, and sand, and overlooked the Calibogue Sound.
It is unsure exactly how the plantation home fell into the hands of the Baynard family in 1837, but there are two most likely ways. It is believed that a Stoney heir bet the home during a late-night poker game and lost, or the Stoneys declared bankruptcy and William Baynard acquired the estate from the bank. William Baynard was a very successful cotton planter who occupied the home from 1840 to 1849. After William Baynard’s death, the plantation was raided by Union forces and housed many soldiers during the Civil War. Shortly after the war ended, the home was burned to the ground.
Today, you can still see the tabby ruins of the plantation home and the slave quarters. The home’s foundation, a corner wall, and the foundations for several of the outbuildings are all that remain.
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September 29th, 2018
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