National Historic Landmark- Hopsewee

Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749-1779), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born here.

Dating from the 1740s, the frame building, a fine example of a Carolina low country plantation house, shows West Indian influence, with its double-tiered piazza and dormered hip roof.

The house is open to the public several days a week.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

Photo courtesy Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey