Title
LegalDescription
Contains Title to Real Estate with deed restrictions; title insurance documentation; correspondence.Container
Covenant 1Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
Baseline PhotographsDescription
Contains DVD with baseline photographs and associated room key. Prints located in the Easement/Covenant photos file cabinet, plantations drawer.Date(s) of Creation
Feb 2011Container
Covenant 2Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
HCF Sale to CCPRCDescription
Contains documentation of HCF's sale of the property to Charleston County Parks and Recreation Department. Includes correspondence, HCF Request for Proposals, CCPRC proposal.Container
Covenant 3Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
Annual InspectionsDescription
Annual inspection reports and related correspondence.
Note: Not yet in Archives. See Easement Manager.Container
Management 1Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
Requests for AlterationsDescription
Requests for Alterations and related documentation.
Note: Not yet in Archives. See Easement Manager.Container
Management 2Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
AppraisalDescription
Contains property appraisal used to justify sale price.Date(s) of Creation
2009Container
Covenant 4Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
StabilizationDescription
Contains correspondence; "Stabilization Assessment" (Keyes, Feb. 2011); "Stabilization Plan (Keyes, July 2011)p; and "Stabilization Plan" (as-built drawings) (Keyes, Sept. 2012).*
See as-built drawings at MCLEOD.016a-h (drawing D).Container
Management 3Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
ReportsDescription
Contains "Cross-Section Microscopy Report" (Buck, 1996); "Structural Survey and Assessment" (Fountain, Denton, Dooley, Murphy, 2009).Container
Management 5Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Master Plan ReportDescription
McLeod Plantation Master Plan Report.
Contents: Executive Summary -- Historical Background and Context -- Chronology of Development and Use -- Existing Conditions/Site -- Existing Conditions/Buildings -- Analysis and Evaluation of Significance -- Condition Assessment -- Treatment and Word Recommendations -- Record of Treatment -- Master Plan -- Management Plan -- Bibliography -- Appendices (archeological assessment, ecological assessment, web survey findings, paint analysis, structural report, stabilization project meeting minutes).
See also 100% Construction Documents - Site (MCLEOD.017) and 100% Construction Documents - Architectural (MCLEOD.018).Date(s) of Creation
Dec 2012Container
Management 4Notes
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
Claire's Exxon PropertyDescription
Documentation related to the Bureau of Underground Storaged Tank Management's (SC DHEC) need for access to McLeod Plantation property to install groundwater monitoring wells.Date(s) of Creation
1999Container
Management 7Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Sale to Hawthorne Properties: HCF Purchase of the 9.7 Acre TractDescription
File contains zoning applications; purchase and sale agreement; correspondence.Date(s) of Creation
1994 - 1996Container
History/Misc: HCF's Purchase/Sale of Lots 2Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Sale of Lots to Hawthorne Properties: Background and Budget DocumentationDescription
Excerpt from the 1/31/1995 Minutes of HCF's Board of Trustees providing a summary of the purchase and sale of the 9.7 acre tract in order to relieve some of HCF's debt related to the acquisition of McLeod Plantation. Also includes budget-related documentation.Container
History/Misc: HCF's Purchase/Sale of Lots 1Notes
Date: 1995, 1997
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Sale of Lots to Hawthorne Properties: Closing DocumentsDescription
Closing documents related to the sale of lots to Hawthorne Properties.Date(s) of Creation
1995Container
History/Misc: HCF's Purchase/Sale of Lots 3Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Sale of Lots to Hawthorne Properties: Partial Release FormsDescription
Correspondence and Partial Release forms related to the sale of 13 lots to Hawthorne Properties.Date(s) of Creation
1995Container
History/Misc: HCF's Purchase/Sale of Lots 4Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Sale of Lots to Hawthorne Properties: Design Requests & ApprovalsDescription
Correspondence related to the design requests by lot owners and HCF's approval.Date(s) of Creation
1995 - 1995Container
History/Misc: HCF's Purchase/Sale of Lots 5Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Management Pre-CCPRC OwnershipDescription
Documentation of HCF's repairs and maintenance of the property before the sale to CCPRC..Date(s) of Creation
1993 - 2007Container
Management 6Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Last Will & Testament of William E. McLeodDescription
Last Will and Testament of William E. McLeod bequeathing the property to HCF. File also contains Codicil, Deeds of Distribution.Container
xHistory/Misc: HCF's Purchase of McLeod 1Notes
Date: 1985, 1992
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Acquisition ResearchDescription
Documentation of HCF's research prior to its acquisition of the property. Includes documentation related to obtaining an easement, requests for financial assistance, appraisal issues (see folder 2), land use, and planning.Container
xHistory/Misc: HCF's Purchase of McLeod 3Notes
Date: 1985-1991 (bulk), 1996
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
1990 AppraisalDescription
Appraisal by Charles F. Middleton in June, 1990, the subject of discussion referred to in documents in folder 3.Date(s) of Creation
1990Container
xHistory/Misc: HCF's Purchase of McLeod 2Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
1991 AppraisalDescription
Evaluation Analysis of 49.35 Acres, James Island, McLeod Plantation, by C.O. Thompson (Attaway Thompson Jeffers & Associates), 1991. Includes original photogaphs.Date(s) of Creation
1991Container
xHistory/Misc: HCF's Purchase of McLeod 4Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Negotiation with HeirsDescription
Correspondence related to the efforts by HCF to buy out the interests of the other beneficiaries of William E. McLoed.Date(s) of Creation
1990 - 1993Container
xHistory/Misc: HCF's Purchase of McLeod 5Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Closing with HeirsDescription
Correspondence related to the approval of all beneficiaries of HCF buying their shares.Date(s) of Creation
1992 - 1994Container
xHistory/Misc: HCF's Purchase of McLeod 6Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Purchase of McLeod by HCFDescription
Documents (photocopies) related to the purchase of McLeod Plantation by HCF: Limited Warrantee Deed; Quit-Claim Deeds from Roper Hospital, College of Charleston Foundation, Porter Academy, NationsBank; Agreement of Purchase and Sale; Seller's Closing Statement .Date(s) of Creation
1993Container
xHistory/Misc: HCF's Purchase of McLeod 7Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Vegetative BufferDescription
Property owners on Country Club Drive were concerned about what would happen once the 9.7 acre parcel that HCF purchased and sold was developed so HCF placed a vegetative buffer on adjacent property. File contains "Declaration of Restrictions - Vegetative Buffer" (9/7/1995).
The issue of a vegetative buffer arose again after the purchase of McLeod by the American College of the Building Arts. Documentation related to the issue has been added to this file including correspondence, Declaration of Vegetative Buffer and amendments.Container
Covenant 5Notes
Date: 1995, 2005-2008
Container: McLeod Box 1Title
Erection of the PorticoDescription
Originally the main house was oriented to the south with a one-story raised porch supported by square columns. In 1925, the principal facade was reoriented to be the rear or northern side of the house. This renovation included an addition of a projecting portico with a fan light supported by four fluted Doric columns on a raised concrete porch base. File contains "Specifications of the Materials and Labor to be Used and Employed in the Erection of the Portico to Residence" (D.B. Hyer, Architect).Date(s) of Creation
1925Container
Management 8Notes
Container: McLeod Box 2Title
Sale of Lots to Hawthorne Properties: Hawthorne PropertiesDescription
File contains "A Proposal to Acquire and Develop 9.7 Acres Adjacent to McLeod Plantation" and "Announcing...Charleston's Newest and Most Elegant Address."
Extraneous documents have been removed.Date(s) of Creation
1994 - 1995Container
History/Misc: HCF's Purchase/Sale of Lots 6Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Land Use PlanningDescription
Documentation of HCF's planning for the use of the property for which the firm of Jaeger/Pyburn was selected. Includes correspondence, Request for Proposal, Area Project Committee meeting agendas and minutes, "Alternative Development Scenarios for McCleod Plantation" (Robert Charles Lesser & Co.,* June 1991), and "Conservation and Development Plan" (Jaeger/Pyburn, New South Associates, Robert Charles Lesser & Co., Sept. 1991).
See also final Jaeger/Pyburn reports MCLEOD.04.1 and MCLEOD.04.2 in Box 4.Date(s) of Creation
1990 - 1996Container
History/Misc: qHCF's Ownership 1Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Prospective BuyersDescription
Letters and other documentation of individuals expressing interest in purchasing the McLeod property.Date(s) of Creation
1991 - 2009Container
History/Misc: qHCF's Ownership 2Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
Prospective Buyers - College of CharlestonDescription
Documentation of the proposed sale of McLeod to the College of Charleston after ACBA brief ownership and the return of the property to HCF. Includes CD with materials used by the College in its "due diligence" process. The College's offer was later withdrawn.
Due diligence documents include 1990 appraisal prepared for CofC; Charleston Museum report on agriculture (Martha Zierden, 2007); Environmental Phase I report (SCS Engineers, 2009); geotechnical report (WPC Engineering, 2009); ground penetrating radar report (Brockington, 2008); Stabilization Assessments (Glenn Keyes, 2009).Date(s) of Creation
2009 - 2010Container
History/Misc: qHCF's Ownership 3Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
ACBA Purchase / HCF StewardshipDescription
Documentation of the sale of McLeod Plantation to the American College of the Building Arts including correspondence, meeting minutes, Purchase & Sale Agreement, Conservation Easement and related legal documents. Also contains documentation of HCF's management of the property including Annual Inspection reports and related correspondence and Requests for Alteration.Date(s) of Creation
2004 - 2010Container
History/Misc: zACBA Ownership 2Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
ACBA Land Use PlanningDescription
File contains Land Management Plan for McLeod Plantation, draft Visitation Plan, draft Historic Interpretation Plan, draft Projections for Archaeology; report "Archaeological Survey and Testing of Select Locations, McLeod Plantation ... 2007 Archaeological Field School, College of Charleston/The Charleston Museum" (Martha Zierden, et al., 2008).Date(s) of Creation
2006 - 2008Container
History/Misc: zACBA Ownership 3Notes
Container: McLeod Box 4Title
ACBA/HCF MeetingsDescription
File contains meeting agendas and minutes.Date(s) of Creation
2006 - 2009Container
History/Misc: zACBA Ownership 4Notes
Container: McLeod Box 4Title
Friends of McLeod OppositionDescription
Documentation of the lawsuit "Friends of McLeod vs. Historic Charleston Foundation" filed in opposition to the sale of McLeod Plantation to the American College of the Building Arts. Contains correspondence and legal documents, including affidavits, court orders, and "Condemnation Notice."Date(s) of Creation
2004 - 2010Container
History/Misc: zACBA Ownership 6Notes
Container: McLeod Box 4Title
Negotiations with ACBADescription
Documentation of HCF's negotiations with the "School of the Building Arts" to purchase McLeod Plantation. File contains general information about the School of the Building Arts (SOBA); SOBA Proposal to HCF (May 5, 2004); correspondence (2003-2004), HCF McLeod/Executive Committee meeting minutes; and Agreement and Memorandum between HCF and SOBA (11/30 2004).Date(s) of Creation
2003 - 2004Container
History/Misc: zACBA Ownership 1Notes
Container: McLeod Box 3Title
ACBA Brochure and Convocation MaterialsDescription
File contains ACBA brochure, invitation to the August19, 2005 convocation and convocation program.Date(s) of Creation
2005Container
History/Misc: zACBA Ownership 5Notes
Container: McLeod Box 4Title
Historical ResearchDescription
Contains historical and genealogical research: "McLeod Plantation: William Wallace McLeod, William Wallace McLeod II, William Ellis McLeod" (Erika Gay, 1997); McLeod Plantation history from The Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; "Historical Summary for McLeod Plantation" (Fillmore G. Wilson, 1993); McLeod history and review of archaeological site resources (excerpt from Sea Island Historical Society "Proposed Restoration & Interpretation," Oct. 1999); "McLeod Plantation and the Politics of Place" (chapter from graduate student thesis "Communication, Development, and Cultural Preservation: The Case of Gullah History and Culture on James Island, SC," by Brian Andrew Graves, 2010); student intern report "The McLeod Plantation, James, Island SC" (Elizabeth Clarke, Avery Research Center ,1995); "McLeod Plantation" (excerpt from CofC student report R. Maria Mansfield, 1986); miscellaneous histories and notes (unattributed, undated); history of James Island from The Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; "Sketch of James Island" (Robert Elliott Mellichamp, July/august 1988, excerpt from unidentified source).Container
zHistory/Misc: Property History 1Notes
Container: McLeod Box 4Title
Historical ResearchDescription
Contains history of McLeod Plantation and review of plantation property (built, landscape, and archaeological resources (excerpt from "Proposed Acquisition, Stabilization & Restoration of McLeod Plantation" by Town of James Island (May 2020); intern report "The McLeod Plantation, James, Island SC" (Elizabeth Clarke, Avery Research Center ,1995); "McLeod Plantation" (excerpt from CofC student report, R. Maria Mansfield, 1986); miscellaneous histories and notes (unattributed, undated); history of James Island from The Vernacular Architecture of Charleston and the Lowcountry; "Sketch of James Island" (Robert Elliott Mellichamp, July/august 1988, excerpt from unidentified source).Container
zHistory/Misc: Property History 2Notes
Container: McLeod Box 4Title
Jaeger/Pyburn ReportsDescription
Two reports by Jaeger/Pyburn, both of which include historical sketches, maps, and other images:
"Conservation and Development Plan" (MCLEOD.4.1) and "Technical Memorandum: Inventory & Market Analysis" (MCLEOD.4.2).
See also Land Use Planning folder in Box 3.Date(s) of Creation
1991Container
zHistory/Misc: Property History 3Notes
Container: McLeod Box 4Title
Inventory of Folders Before Transfer to McLeodDescription
Inventory of McLeod files created by HCF intern, Rucha Kamath, in 2018. Includes initial draft (annotated) and final version showing retained files, most of which were transferred to McLeod Plantation Historic Site in 2021. See original Excel spreadsheet on Media link.Date(s) of Creation
2018Container
zzHistory/Misc: Property HistoryNotes
Container: McLeod Box 4