City Directories and History: “The present residence (1979) at Belmont was built in 1890 by Colonel John Allen Tison on the site of an earlier house destroyed by Federal troops during the Civil War. The Tison family was granted the land, which now comprises part of Belmont, prior to the American Revolution. Colonel John Allen Tison (1828-1893) inherited the lands, then known as Possum Corner, at the death of his father, Reuben Henry Tison, in 1874.
The main house is a two-story Transitional style residence on a raised foundation of brick piers. A one-story piazza, with a cone-shaped tower on the west corner, wraps around three sides of the building. Characteristics of this style are the dark brown shingles which serve as the exterior surface material. Windows are two over two (2/2) lights, and there are four corbel capped chimneys. August Belmont purchased the plantation for use as a winter training ground for his race horses, including Triple Crown winner “Citation.” In 1941 Belmont Plantation was purchased by the State of South Carolina and is now used as a wildlife center and game management area.”
Information from: Historic Resources of the Lowcountry, The Lowcountry Council of Government, Cynthia C. Jenkins, Preservation Planner – Published, 1979
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