Middleburg Plantation , Huger, SC

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Middleburg Plantation consists of 326± acres and a 2-story, hipped roof, 2,500-square-foot, three-bedroom wooden home with kitchen, commissary, and the remains of a mechanized rice mill (c. 1799) with chimneys, rice fields, and a rice steam engine. The owner is a South Carolina real estate broker.

MIDDLEBURG PLANTATION - A BRIEF HISTORY In 1693 in Charles Town, Carolina, a 100-acre tract of land and swamp known to the local native American tribes as Pimlica Maptica was marked for warrant to a young orphaned French Huguenot immigrant from the Bay of Biscay named Benjamin Simons. A letter still in the possession of his descendants announces the date of completion of the main house on December 7, 1697 in time for a birth. The original two-story, gable-roofed wooden house consisted of two rooms per floor flanking a central stair, heated by exterior brick chimneys on the gable ends, with one-story porches running the length of the house both front and rear. An early addition of two rooms between 1717 and 1740 and a change to a hipped roof created the house as seen today. Benjamin Simons II owned Middleburg from age 4 in 1717 until his death in 1772, and during that time increased Middleburg’s size from 350 acres to over 3,000, with the bulk of the land devoted to the production of Carolina Gold rice. Benjamin Simons III’s youngest daughter Lydia inherited Middleburg in 1789. Following her marriage in 1799 to Jonathan Lucas the plantation changed the focus from merely growing rice to milling rice, and moved his family and world-wide business to London in 1822. In 1840, Jonathan Lucas III purchased Middleburg from his brothers and sisters, and it stayed in the Lucas family until 1872. That year, John Coming Ball came into his inheritance, including several mortgage foreclosures, one of which Middleburg. Ball became one of the few successful post-war rice planters, and made Middleburg his home. Although not a descendant of Benjamin Simons, he soon married one, and Middleburg continued in the possession of the Simons descendants. His daughter, Mrs. Edward Von S. Dingle, lived at Middleburg periodically, passing it to her four nephews John, Coming, Charles and James Gibbs, who in turn sold the property in 1981 to Jane and Max Hill. Occupied and prepared for burning by both retreating British (July 18, 1781) and advancing Federal (February 14, 1865) Armies, the house somehow escaped the destruction of its neighbors. Eminent visitors include President John Monroe in 1819, the Marquis de Lafayette in 1825, and even staunch abolitionist Daniel Webster in 1847, leaving tales as varied as a State dinner for Monroe to Webster’s shooting of an alligator for a Boston natural history collection. Since 1982, meticulous museum-quality restoration and preservation has been ongoing on what is today the oldest surviving house in South Carolina. Still surviving are also Kitchen Building (c. 1786), Commissary or Rice Barn (c. 1800), and the Toll Office of the Rice Mill. The ruins of the massive rice mill (c. 1799), its steam engine, boilers (1850’s) and chimney, along with that of the Stable (c. 1820) along with the unrestored 1820’s garden and its surviving original plantings stand testament to the passage of time. Middleburg has entered its fourth century still recognizable to its builder, and thanks to a conservation easement granted by the Low Country Open Land Trust in 1995, it will remain so for generations to come. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Middleburg was elevated in 1970 by the Department of the Interior to the status of a National Historic Landmark. Long thought to be eclipsed in age by the brick house at Medway Plantation, the discovery of a 1706 fire and rebuilding of the house at Medway leaves Middleburg as the oldest surviving structure in the state. “This is the most significant and historic property to be offered in South Carolina in years,” said John McAllister, a Columbia-based Accredited Land Consultant, who is consulting with the owners.

The Plantation has been used as a family retreat – for hunting, fishing and relaxation. It has not been open to the public, but the owners have made it available from time to time for small groups of teachers, historians, preservationists and descendants of previous owners. Preservation easements have been placed on the property to assure its enjoyment by future generations.

This property is located 25 miles from Historic Downtown Charleston, South Carolina This property will be shown BY APPOINTMENT ONLY



CONTACT J.L. TODD AUCTION CO. AT 1-800-241-7591 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND FOR BID PACKAGE

Auction Information:
DATE AND TIME:	J.L. TODD AUCTION COMPANY will open the bids described in this brochure on Tuesday, October 30 at 11 a.m. at Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale, LLP, 28 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401.
TERMS	The terms for the auction will be 15% down with the balance due in 30 days from the day of the auction. A 10% buyer’s premium will be paid by the purchaser.
CLOSING	The closings will be conducted by: William J. Bates, Attorney at Law Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale, LLP 28 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 Phone (843) 724-6623 Fax (843) 579-1387 Purchaser will pay a closing fee which covers the cost of preparing the closing statement, warranty deed, owner’s affidavit and conducting the closing. This fee does not include title exam, title insurance or preparation of any loan documents, all of which would be extra.
CONFIRMATION:	Property is offered subject to confirmation of the sellers.
CONDITIONS OF PROPERTIES:	Property is sold “AS IS - WHERE IS” with all faults. All prospective purchasers are encouraged to do their due diligence in regard to what can or cannot be done with this property. An access agreement must be signed before access to property.
BROKER PARTICIPATION:	A 1% commission will be paid to any South Carolina Real Estate Broker who properly registers a confirmed buyer who closes on the property. Registration must be received by J. L. TODD AUCTION COMPANY by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26.
FINANCING:	Purchaser must secure his own financing. This is a cash sale and the closings are not contingent on purchasers obtaining financing nor is it contingent on any requirements of a purchaser’s lender.
POSSESSION:	Possession of the property will be given at the time of closing.
RESTRICTIONS:	Property is sold subject to existing zoning rules and regulations of the County of Berkeley, State of South Carolina, and the Low Country Open Land Trust.
EXCEPTIONS:	Real estate only – No personal property.
EXCLUSION OF PROPERTY:	J. L. TODD AUCTION COMPANY and the sellers reserve the right to withdraw any property before the auction and to sell any property prior to the auction without notice.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS:	J. L. TODD AUCTION COMPANY and the seller reserve the right to amend these procedures, terms and conditions before or at the auction. To the extent there is any conflict between the provisions, terms and conditions as set forth herein, and in sales contract, the terms of the sales contract shall govern. The accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the marketing materials cannot be guaranteed and prospective bidders are advised to verify independently any information they deem important.
SURVEYS:	J. L. TODD AUCTION COMPANY has not done any survey on the property. If the purchaser needs or desires a survey of the property purchased, the cost of said survey will be paid by the purchaser. The closing will not be delayed or postponed due to the purchaser’s survey not being completed.

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