Name/Title
Auldbrass PlantationEntry/Object ID
AULDBRASS.005Scope and Content
A modification of ”Old Brass,” the name given to the 4,000-acre tract of land on the banks of the Combahee River, the plantation is one of the largest and most complex residential projects Wright ever undertook. Wright’s vision - including a main house, guest house, cabins, caretaker’s residence, staff cabins, barn stables, aviary and pond with floating ‘dining barge’ - manages to incorporate his characteristic pagoda-like spires, hexagonal motifs, and organic influences. Linked by esplanades, the collection of slender, one-story buildings feature exterior walls made of native cypress and set at an 80-degree angle to recall the slant of the oak trees that dot the property. Though Wright worked on the Auldbrass commission over a twenty-year period, only half of the planned buildings were realized before the death of both Wright and the client. The plantation had fallen into disrepair until it was bought by acclaimed Hollywood producer Joel Silver. With the help of the architect’s grandson, Eric Lloyd Wright, Auldbrass was meticulously restored and eventually completed. (Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation website, "C. Leigh Stevens House, 'Auldbrass Plantation.'”)
Three files contain documentation of the easement on the property including related correspondence; annual inspection reports, requests for alterations, and correspondence related to the management of the property; correspondence related to public access visits; brief history (HCF); SC Landmark Tour house history (1993); book excerpt from "Southern Architecture"; magazine and newspaper articles; HCF tour invitation; Historic Beaufort Foundation tour document; map of the grounds; symposium program "Preserving Wright's Heritage."
See also annual inspection photographs (prints) and Easement Manager's digital photo files.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
AULDBRASS.Source or Donor
Auldbrass PlantationAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Easement Property, Auldbrass (S.C.), Plantations--South Carolina--Beaufort CountyArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 Gift Folder
1 Management Folder
1 History/Miscellaneous FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files.
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Plantations ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
2005.003.0193, 2007.002.0081, 2008.002.0190, AULDBRASS.001, AULDBRASS.002a-b, AULDBRASS.003a-s, AULDBRASS.004a-i
Related Units of Description: Easement Manager's working filesCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 19, 2018Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 16, 2023