Imagine yourself living the life of a 19th century planter. You can, if you visit the Bedon Lucas House just outside Myrtle Beach in Walterboro. This cottage dates from 1829. Its builder was N. Y. Perry. After its completion, Richard Bedon bought it. It remained his home until taken over first by a Clarence Lucas in the late 1800s. The Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society in 1996 purchased it from the Lucas Estate. The cottage is of the type known as Federal raised or locally as a High Cottage. It is only one of a remaining 5 in the town. It features a balanced façade with a centered entrance flanked by five bays. The cottage also has a piazza. The 6 great, narrowed white columns, flanking the red-roofed piazza, came at a later date. The front garden features a goldfish pond. Much of the original front property no longer belongs to the Bedon Lucas House. Bedon donated it to the city for use as a park in 1845. Within it sits the Little Library built in 1820. When you enter the Bedon Lucas House, you will find it exquisitely furnished with period furniture. There are fine antiques scattered throughout the house. All the décor carefully expresses the character and history of this plantation home. If you step outside, you can see the relics of a plantation kitchen in the Old Kitchen. If you do so desire, you can rent the Bedon Lucas House for a wedding, business meeting or any other special function or occasion. For a tour of the house, be sure to check times and prices. These vary. You may even be able to get special group rates.
