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Built by Alexander Black, an inventor of rice and cotton processing equipment. The property changed hands several time since 1832. One of the more recent owners had converted the complex into three apartments, one in the former slave quarters behind the main house, one in the first floor of the main house, and one that included the second and third floors of the main house.

Bud and Sally Allen bought the property which was in much disrepair, in 1992. They totally restored the main house and slave quarters inside and out, paved the drive and parking areas and planted a new garden with brick walks, fish pond and fountain.

The two first floor fireplaces had been converted to coal grates by filling in the fire boxes with brick and mortar. They were cleared of the mortar and returned to woodburning as they were in 1832.

The restoration took almost a year and even though the home had suffered severely from lack of maintenance; all of the original plaster medallions, plaster crown moldings and beautiful heart pine floor were retained and restored to their original state.

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