957 Acres in Georgetown, SC - $14,750,000

Just eight-miles by boat to the Atlantic, the access to coastal recreational opportunities that Dovers location provides is exceptional. Georgetown is seven miles from the gate and the history and culture that abounds in Charleston is just an hours drive away with many other amenities nearby in the surrounding area. Georgetown County Airport (GGE) is eight minutes from Dover with a 6,000-foot asphalt runway and full-service fixed base operations.

The intrinsic and historic value of the property and structures cannot be overstated. The main house was built in 1810 and has been meticulously restored and maintained. Grand live oaks surround the house and lawn until it gently eases into marsh grasses leading into the bay. Additionally, there are four guest houses, an owners office and gym, theater, game room, stables, and other supporting buildings.

From an ecological perspective, Dover is in the Winyah Bay Focus Area, which is the third largest estuarine drainage area on the east coast. The 525,000 acres in the lower drainage of the four main rivers make this an important wildlife region particularly for migrating and wintering waterfowl. Dover has a diverse and mature landscape of meandering cypress swamps, gorgeous hardwood forests, towering piney woods, open fields, and wildlife food plots scattered throughout.

+957 acre historic Lowcountry property located seven miles south of Georgetown, South Carolina with deep water frontage on Winyah Bay and natural, untouched vistas that are forever protected.

+Other exceptional and historic neighbors include Estherville, Springsteen, Rochelle, Annandale, and Kinloch.

-In the Cape Romain-Santee Delta Region, the location of the largest river delta on the Eastern Seaboard and part of a nearly half-million-acre cluster of protected public and private lands that have been designated as internationally important for shorebirds and other wildlife.

-1.25 miles of frontage on the Winyah Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway with deep water access and just an eight-mile boat ride to the Atlantic Ocean.

-Brand new 185 foot dock built in 2023 with 18x20 fixed platform pier, built-in shore power, floating extension that accommodates docking larger luxury boats, and a vehicular friendly levee making for easy access.

-Private and serene with the main house set nearly a mile off South Island Road.

-A second entrance gate midway down the main drive sets up a beautiful, canopied oak alley lined with white three-board fence leading to the Dover house.

-Anchored by grand live oaks, the main house is situated on an expansive lawn overlooking Winyah Bay, with iconic Lowcountry marsh grasses buffering the two.

-Convenient access to some of South Carolinas most desirable coastal destinations: 25 minutes to Pawleys Island and just an hour to the shopping, dining, and cultural opportunities of downtown Charleston.

-Conveniently located just six miles from historic Georgetown, and 45 minutes from Mount Pleasants many amenities.

-33 acres of duck impoundments with controlled rice trunks and opportunity to create upland waterfowl impoundments.

-6 acre brackish pond stocked with red fish and crab and a 2.5 acre stocked freshwater pond stocked with bass.

-An impressively diverse and mature landscape of meandering cypress swamps, gorgeous hardwood forests, towering piney woods, open fields, and wildlife food plots scattered throughout.

-Georgetown County Airport (GGE) is just eight minutes from Dover with a 6,000-foot asphalt runway, full service fixed base operations, jet fuel, mechanics, storage options, and equipped with instrument approach systems.

-Sometimes a rarity in rural areas, the property is equipped with fiber optic internet.

Originally part of the 12,000-acre Winyah Barony, Dover has only been sold (outside of family) four times since the Kings Grant in 1711 and was once owned by famed Revolutionary War General Peter Horry.

-Directly across the bay, Hobcaw Barony is 16,000 acres of conserved land that encompasses a rich diversity of every common ecosystem found on the South Carolina coast, making it an unparalleled site for research in the environmental sciences.

-Dover is protected by a conservation easement held by Ducks Unlimited.

-Colonial 7,910 square foot historic main house in excellent condition, built circa 1810 for Woodlawn Plantation in Berkeley County. It was carefully dismantled in 1940, shipped down the Santee River, restored, and re-erected in 1949 at Dover. It underwent a second restoration by the current owners in the mid 1990s.

-Two-and-a-half stories with five bedrooms and four full and two half baths.

-Georgetown Rice Plantations (1955) author applauded the house as being beautifully done and unsurpassed by any plantation home in the state.

-Original hand carved wood moldings, marble fireplace, heart pine floors, slate roof, and all copper metal work on the exterior.

-Hand-blocked Zuber and Fils wallpaperone of only four places in the world where it still exists.

-Other highlights include a handsome gun room, a morning room, antique and custom chandeliers, wood panel walls and ceilings, an updated kitchen and breakfast room, widows walk, historic staircase, and wine cellar and cigar room made of Spanish oak.

-850 sf of porches provide views from the full front porch to the marsh and bay and a screened porch creates an oasis with garden views and natures sounds, accessible only by way of a jib door.

-The grounds around the home include a pavilion, pergolas, fountains, reflection pool, firepit, rose garden and vegetable garden.

-Over 700 mature camellias, azaleas, and gardenias purchased from surrounding neighborhoods and transplanted to Dover that includes an incredible 150 named varieties of camellias making it one of the largest collections in the state.

-Ancillary buildings include:

-1,400 sf owners office with gym, full bathroom, wet bar, and porches.

-933 sf and nearly entirely built of heart pine, The Lodge was moved to Dover and has a kitchen, living room, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and wood burning fireplace.

-The Big Guest House is 1,585 sf with four bedrooms, two bathrooms with full kitchen and fireplace.

-661 sf theater with recliners for eight and large eleven-foot diagonal screen thats great for watching football games and movies.

-Three-car garage also houses the propertys diesel generator.

-1,845 sf picnic building that can accommodate up to 50 guests comfortably with large fellowship hall, kitchen with commercial grade appliances, two half bathrooms, walk-in cooler, large smoker, and two wood burning fireplaces.

-Sauna.

-Skeet range with high/low houses and a trap house.

-595 sf recreation building/game room serves as great hangout for kids.

-The Cottage is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom guest house with 1,240 sf at the secondary gate with a gas fireplace.

-1,648 sf brick house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms at South Island Road thats used as a staff residence.

-Property management outbuildings:

-Historic horse barn with five stalls currently serving as a carpentry workshop.

-Equipment Barns & Work Shop.

-Nicely finished storage building with HVAC.