Tidalholm

(Front) This house was commissioned by Edgar Fripp (1806-1860) and completed c.1853. Based upon architect Samuel Sloan’s designs, it was built in the Italianate style, with a prominent central cupola, and served as the “town home” for Fripp and his wife Eliza (1810-1861). Fripp was a substantial Sea Island Cotton planter, who owned Seaside Plantation on St. Helena Island.

During the Civil War the house served as U.S. Hospital #7, which provided care for officers. (Reverse) The house suffered severe damage from the Sea Isand Hurricane of 1893. The cupola and gables were then incorporated into the roof, and a second floor piazza typical of the “Beaufort Style” was added.

In the 1920s it was named “Tidalholm,” meaning home by the river, and served as a popular seasonal guest house and retreat. In the late 20th century it was the backdrop for several Hollywood films including “The Great Santini” (1979) and “The Big Chill” (1983). Sponsored by Historic Beaufort Foundation, 2019 * Replaced marker 7-26 in 2019.

No # BARNET’S TAVERN Near this spot stood Barnet’s Tavern, called the Forty-Five Mile House, indicating its distance from Charleston. Here was the muster ground of the Eutaw State Volunteers, a company raised in 1833, to support the Ordinance of Nullification. From this tavern, on Sept. 11, 1781, Gen. Green sent to the President of Congress, despatches announcing the Battle of Eutaw Springs.