Fripp-Fishburne House
The house is located at 474 Hampton Street, in the Walterboro historic district, which is about an hour drive from either Charleston, South Carolina or Savannah, Georgia.
The house was originally a one-story home built by Lewis Fripp in 1889. A second story was added in the early 1900s. The Fishburne family next owned the house for over half a century. In 1962, John Hiott purchased the house and renovated it. The next owners were Dan Yarbrough (1994–1999) and Roberto Refinetti (1999- ).
The front porch, with its four Ionic columns is typical of southern plantation homes. The house has approximately 5,000 square feet (460 m) of living space in two stories and a finished attic that serves as a third floor. Its grandiose façade, subtly concealed by century-old oak trees naturally decorated with hanging Spanish moss, provides it with the distinction of being the most photographed house in town. Photographs of the Fripp-Fishburne house have appeared in numerous tourist brochures, newspapers, books, magazines, and travel guides.
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Colleton County, South Carolina: A Pictorial History. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing, 1994.
- ^ A Guided Tour of Walterboro, South Carolina. Walterboro, SC: Walterboro-Colleton Chamber of Commerce, 2000.
- ^ Walterboro, South Carolina. Walterboro, SC: Walterboro-Colleton Chamber of Commerce, 1997.
- ^ Colleton County Hidden Treasures. Walterboro, SC: Walterboro-Colleton Chamber of Commerce, 1998.
- ^ South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: Touring the Lowcountry. Charleston, SC: Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2000.
- ^ Travel: Walterboro, S.C., is clean and green. Asbury Park Press, August 11, 2002.
- ^ South Carolina: People and Places. Southern Living, October 2007.