The Oaks (Frogmore, South Carolina)

The Oaks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	On an unpaved road, 0.3 miles west of Secondary Road 165, near Frogmore, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°23′21″N 80°37′12″W / 32.38917°N 80.62000°WCoordinates: 32°23′21″N 80°37′12″W / 32.38917°N 80.62000°W
Area	2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built	c. 1855
Architectural style	I-House
MPS	Historic Resources of St. Helena Island c. 1740-c. 1935 MPS
NRHP Reference #	88001773[1]
Added to NRHP	October 6, 1988

The Oaks, also known as the Cooler House, is a historic plantation house located on Saint Helena Island near Frogmore, Beaufort County, South Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, vernacular frame I-House. Edward L. Pierce chose The Oaks as his headquarters during the military occupation of St. Helena during the American Civil War. The Oaks was the center for military and agricultural activities on the island. On June 18, 1862, Ellen Murray, who had ten days earlier arrived from Pennsylvania, opened the Penn School for Freedmen in a back room of the house. The house also served as a hotel for military personnel from Port Royal, superintendents, and teachers.^[2][3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "The Oaks, Beaufort County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 165, St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
3. E. Thomas Sims and Sherry Piland (February 1988). "The Oaks" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.