The Hutchinson House

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The Hutchinson House

The c. 1885 Hutchinson House, is one of the oldest surviving homes built by an African American family during the Reconstruction Era on Edisto Island and the Edisto Island Open Land Trust is working to bring it back to life.

Jim Hutchinson purchased 404 acres of the old Clark Plantation in 1875 and began the African American settlement community, referred to as the Clark Community, on Point of Pines Road. His son Henry Hutchinson built his home there, the c. 1885 Hutchinson House, and today it stands as the last remaining home of the original Clark Community.

To learn more about the Hutchinson House, visit https://edisto.org/history/

Edisto Island Open Land Trust Plan and Progress

The Edisto Island Open Land Trust (EIOLT) purchased the Hutchinson House in 2016 with the vision to restore it to its c.1885 appearance and open it to the public as a place of learning. It was a grand plan and truly visionary as the house was collapsing under the weight of time and Chinese Wisteria. Over the course of the last eight years, it has taken heroic measures to ensure its safety, a dome erected to keep the rain, wind, and as luck would have it snow away, a temporary roof installed, the original brick piers rebuilt and repointed, and rotting wood carefully replaced. We are now in the final stretch, as we work to finish the historic interiors. We hope you consider a contribution to help bring this amazing representative of African American vernacular architecture back to life.

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Interior Work

Your support has accomplished so much already and the restoration is almost complete. Linseed Oil paint companies are currently matching the original c. 1885 interior paint colors, we are refurbishing the surviving original rim locks, and installing matching replica doorknobs and hinges. Soon you will be able to turn the same doorknobs that Henry and Rosa Hutchinson used in their home. None of this work is possible without your generous support.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the Hutchinson House project and dedication to preserving the landmark of Edisto Island.