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Middleton Place

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Middleton Place is a 65 acre, 18th-century rice plantation. The plantation is the birthplace of Arthur Middleton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The plantation is now a National Historic Landmark and home to America’s oldest landscaped gardens. The Middleton Place House Museum was built in 1755 as the gentlemen’s guest quarters, and is the only structure still standing of the original three-building residential complex. The buildings were all burned by Union troops two months before the end of the Civil War. The building still present today was the least burned and restored to provide living quarters for the family. The house tour gives you insight into the Middleton family and the slaves that helped maintain the plantation. General admission gives access to the plantation stable yards and gardens, while the museum house tour is an additional fee. The plantation has an excellent restaurant and an Inn with 55 rooms on the property. Allow about two hours to tour the house and gardens.

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Current and Upcoming Events
at Middleton Place

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What: INDEPENDENCE DAY at Middleton Place
When: July 4, 2024
Time: 9 am - 5 pm  
Where: Middleton Place
Admission: Included with regular admission

Spend the Day learning more about our shared American history at the home of Arthur Middleton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.  The 4th of July is a day of remembrance, reflection, and celebration, and a special reading of the Declaration of Independence will be presented to mark this special day.

10:15 AM, 12:15 PM, and 2:15 PM Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Arthur Middleton and the Declaration of Independence Exhibit – House Museum (Runs from July 1st until September 27th)

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence announced the entry of the United States onto the world stage. Since then, the document has not only become a model for other countries to emulate, but it has become – in the words of Abraham Lincoln – “the seminal statement of the American Promise.”

This exhibit will not only focus on some of the facets of the Declaration of Independence, but it will take a closer look at the public and private life of Arthur Middleton, one of the document’s fifty-six signers.

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What: Stories of African and African American Women at Middleton Place in the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries
When: July 6, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm  
Where: Middleton Place
Admission: Included with Regular Admission

This 30-minute walking tour discusses the African and African-American women who helped build, maintain, and restore Middleton Place in the 18th, 19th & 20th centuries.

Join us as we explore the lives these women led.

Included in General Admission. Free for members.

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