Last updated: January 11, 2024
Place
Snee Farm Barn
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
No
The Snee Farm Barn stands as a reminder of the agricultural use of the property. Alexandra Stone, wife of Thomas Stone, had the Snee Farm barn built to accommodate riding horses circa 1943. It stands in a clearing in the northwest corner of the park.
The agricultural portion of the property remained in use as a gentleman’s farm into the 1960s, as the Stones continued cultivating the land primarily for pleasure rather than income. African American employees at Snee Farm during the Stones’ tenure included a gardener, foreman, and multiple farm laborers who harvested soybeans, pecans, pears, and other fruits and vegetables for local consumption.
The National Park Service altered the barn interior in 1990–93 to convert it for use as a park maintenance and storage facility. It is closed to the public.
The agricultural portion of the property remained in use as a gentleman’s farm into the 1960s, as the Stones continued cultivating the land primarily for pleasure rather than income. African American employees at Snee Farm during the Stones’ tenure included a gardener, foreman, and multiple farm laborers who harvested soybeans, pecans, pears, and other fruits and vegetables for local consumption.
The National Park Service altered the barn interior in 1990–93 to convert it for use as a park maintenance and storage facility. It is closed to the public.