Boone Hall Plantation

The Horlbeck brothers purchased the plantation from the Boones and to meet the demand in Charleston they manufactured bricks on the property, with 85 slaves producing 4 million bricks a year by 1850. They also built the many slaves cabins and cottages that can still be seen today. The Stones purchased Boone Hall from the Horlbeck family in 1936. Alexandra had previously lived at Merrywood in Virginia, now famous as the childhood home of Jackie Kennedy. They replaced the existing timber frame plantation house with the 10,000-square foot Colonial-Revival mansion that stands in its place today. The plantation has been in continual operation for over 320 years and tours are available of both the house and gardens. The actor Ryan Reynolds was married here and it has also featured in several TV shows and movies, notably the mini-series North & South (1985).