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Hanover House (Clemson)
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Hanover House is a French Huguenot
house built in 1714-1716. The house is also known as the St. Julien-Ravenel House. It was constructed in the South Carolina Low Country
in the present Berkeley County
. When Lake Moultrie
was created in the 1940s, the house was moved to the Clemson University
campus in Pickens County.
, on land that was a 1688 grant to his grandfather by the Lords Proprietors. The house is a 1½-story cypress wood house with a gambrel
roof. It has brick chimneys on either end of the house. There are fireplaces on both the first and second floor. Engraved on a stucco band at the top of one of the chimneys is PEU À PEU for the French proverb Peu à peu l'oiseau fait son nid, which is "Little by little, the bird builds his nest." St. Julien named the house Hanover in honor of the House of Hanover
that had ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain
, "to show his appreciation for that country which had befriended so many Huguenot refugees after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes."
St. Julien's daughter married Henry Ravenel. The house remained in the family for nearly 200 years.
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In the construction of Lake Moultrie, the house was to be inundated. It was dismantled and moved to Clemson University and reconstructed on the east side of campus on Cherry Rd. It was recently relocated to the South Carolina Botanical Garden
. The house is furnished with period reproductions and donations by the Ravenel family
The Hanover House is on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1970.
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America restored the interior of the house as a historic house museum that is open on weekends. Hours are Saturday, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon & 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
house built in 1714-1716. The house is also known as the St. Julien-Ravenel House. It was constructed in the South Carolina Low Country
South Carolina Low Country
The Lowcountry is a geographic and cultural region located along South Carolina's coast. The region includes the South Carolina Sea Islands...
in the present Berkeley County
Berkeley County, South Carolina
Berkeley County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. In 2000, its population was 142,651. The 2005 Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 151,673. Its county seat is Moncks Corner....
. When Lake Moultrie
Lake Moultrie
Lake Moultrie is the third largest lake in South Carolina covering over .-Location:Lake Moultrie is located in Berkeley County, South Carolina, is fed by Lake Marion through a diversion canal. Nearby towns include Moncks Corner, Bonneau and St. Stephen....
was created in the 1940s, the house was moved to the Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
campus in Pickens County.
History
Hanover House was built by Paul de St. Julien, a French HuguenotHuguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
, on land that was a 1688 grant to his grandfather by the Lords Proprietors. The house is a 1½-story cypress wood house with a gambrel
Gambrel
A gambrel is a usually-symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep. This design provides the advantages of a sloped roof while maximizing headroom on the building's upper level...
roof. It has brick chimneys on either end of the house. There are fireplaces on both the first and second floor. Engraved on a stucco band at the top of one of the chimneys is PEU À PEU for the French proverb Peu à peu l'oiseau fait son nid, which is "Little by little, the bird builds his nest." St. Julien named the house Hanover in honor of the House of Hanover
House of Hanover
The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
that had ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
, "to show his appreciation for that country which had befriended so many Huguenot refugees after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes."
St. Julien's daughter married Henry Ravenel. The house remained in the family for nearly 200 years.
South Carolina Botanical Garden
The South Carolina Botanical Garden is located in Clemson, South Carolina on the campus of Clemson University. This garden has nature trails, pathways, ponds, streams, woodlands, trial gardens, the Bob Campbell Geology Museum, and the Fran Hanson Discovery Center, which has exhibits by local...
. The house is furnished with period reproductions and donations by the Ravenel family
The Hanover House is on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1970.
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America restored the interior of the house as a historic house museum that is open on weekends. Hours are Saturday, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon & 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
External links
- Hanover House - Museum information, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
- Hanover House, Pickens County (Clemson University), including 7 photos, at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- Hanover, (moved to Clemson University campus, Clemson, SC), Pinopolis vicinity, Berkeley County, SC: 67 photos, 15 drawings, 6 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey