It was the birthplace and burial site of Founding Father Thomas Heyward, Jr., one of South Carolina's four signers of the Declaration of Independence.

The plantation site includes a variety of plantation structures including the main house, two probable flanking outbuildings (one of which is likely a kitchen), a tidal mill, stable and likely slave quarters.

The original 500-acre plantation grew to 16,000 acres, but it was destroyed by fire in 1865.

Associated with the plantation is the Heyward family cemetery and surrounding brick wall.

This article about a property in Jasper County, South Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.