Oakland Plantation House

The Oakland Plantation House which is also known as Youghall or Youghal Plantation House, was built about 1750 in Charleston County, South Carolina about 7mi east of Mount Pleasant. It is located about 1mi south of U.S. Route 17 on Stratton Place. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1977.HistoryJohn Perrie, who came from Ireland, acquired 982acre in Christ Church Parish. He named the plantation after Youghal in County Cork. At his death in 1713, the plantation passed on to his daughter. Her husband conveyed the property to Captain George Benison in 1740. It is believed that he built the house. In 1755, Charles Barksdale acquired the plantation. This family controlled the property for the next century.In the 1850s, Mary Barksdale and her husband, James McBeth were the owners. He probably changed the name to Oakland. In 1859, Philip E. Porcher bought the property. His descendants have owned it since.Recently a portion of the land has been converted to commercial development. Also about 133acre of natural habitat has been set aside under a conservation easement.ArchitectureThe plantation house is a -story frame house with gambrel roof. The top one and one-half stories are frame construction on brick piers. It originally had chimneys on either end, but only one remains. Five steps lead up to a portico with a hip roof supported by two Tuscan columns that were added at a later date. It has a paneled door in the center of front facade with a four-light flush transom. Two nine-over-nine windows are on each side of the door.