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Borough House

Stateburg, South Carolina
County of Sumter.
National Register Number: 72001224
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - multiple dwelling. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2002.
Congressional District: SC-5 Certified Local Government: NO

Statement of Significance (as of designation - June 7, 1988):
Constructed in 1821, the Borough House Plantion complex contains the oldest and largest collection of "high style" pise de terre (rammed earth) buildings in the United States. Six of the 27 dependencies and portions of the main house were constructed using this ancient technique, which was introduced to this country in 1806 through the book RURAL ECONOMY by S.W. Johnson.


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