940 Paul Revere Dr
Charleston, SC, USA

940 Paul Revere Dr, Charleston, SC, USA

Statement of Significant:

Built in 1742 by Benjamin Stiles, a pioneer planter on James Island, the Stiles-Hinson-Thompson house was a vital plantation during the 18th and 19th centuries. William Godber Hinson (1838-1919), who made significant contributions in the field, of agricultural science, built the 1891 portion of the house and continued to keep the plantation active until the early years of the 20th century.

ARCHITECTURE:

The back-to-back arrangement of a relatively unaltered 18th-Century cottage and a late 19th-Century Victorian mansion is most unusual and is unique in this area. Despite the wedded interior, the exterior of both houses is characteristic of their historical periods.

Built in 1742, the Stiles portion of the house is an example of a mid-18th- Century Planters House in this area. The modified bell cast gambrel roof. the projecting shed dormers, and the double shouldered brick chimneys are notable features of; this simple planter's cottage.

The riverside house, built by William Hinson, is a large and elegant Victorian structure with high ceilings, bracketed cornices, a mansard roof, and wooden balustrades. Although the first floor porch, which curved tib one side, is typical of Victorian houses of this period, the identical second story verandah is not as common. The upper porch is suited to the warm climate on James Island, for it provides an additional large open living area with maximum exposure to river breezes.