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There's a lot of history at Pebble Hill. Originally a working cotton plantation. Then it transitioned to a dairy farm. A fire destroyed a part of the estate in the early 1900's and was rebuilt within a few years. The tour gives you a rundown on the plantations' history, with a walk through the 16 bedroom/19 bathroom home. There's lots of art, antiques and displays of awards from varied horse competitions. Seems the owners were really into horses. The property has multiple buildings. Some used for private events. Some used for wedding receptions. Some buildings are even rented by folks who live on the grounds year round. Speaking of the grounds, I'll bet they're beautiful in season. I'm not much into museums or history. But it's nice to see how the other half lived.
Great place to visit with beautiful grounds and mansion. Takes you back in time. We visited on the anniversary so it was crowded and I had another appointment and had to leave early. I will definitely go back and take the $40 tour. The event was well planned and unique.
As a wedding photographer, this timeless, classic, southern wedding venue is simply perfect. Between the oak trees, architecture, garden and lighting, you are sure to fall inlove!
Worth stopping by! Came with a friend on recent daytrip to Thomasville. We only did the self guided grounds tour. But there are paid guided tours and you can go inside the main house if you take that tour. I've toured much more impressive old houses/mansions in Rhode Island so I opted to not do this one. The staff is super friendly. He gave us a history lesson about the plantation and pointed out interesting spots for us to check out. We watched a short video at the visitor center then went on to explore on our own. It is a beautiful place to walk around and spend a couple of hours. Learning the history was quite interesting to me. You should check it out if you haven't been!
Unfortunately the houses were closed when we went, covid. But just walking around the grounds was so great. The main house is beautiful, the grounds are just so gorgeous. So well taken care of. We just walked around, took a bunch of pictures and enjoyed the day.
Here is what I got from our mature lady guide. "The first owner of Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomas Jefferson Johnson, built the first house on the property that became Pebble Hill Plantation in 1827. After about 40 years later, the plantation was sold to northerner, Howard Melville Hanna form Cleveland, Ohio. Then, five years later, passed on to his daughter, Kate Benedict Hanna Ireland. In 35 years, she expanded the acreage of the plantation and all the buildings that still stand. Two years after the devastating fire, Kate died, and her daughter, Pansy, who was a great animal lover and an inveterate collector, became the plantation owner and lived in a portion of the Main House till her death in 1978. Pansy numerous collections were all pointed out to her passion for the sporting life. She was an accomplished horsewoman and became one of the country's outstanding polo players and brought her horses to her mother's barn and made into stables. Then, Pebble Hill Plantation became a hunter plantation. Tomboy (so the guide said) Pansy was married in 1946 to a beautiful man, Parker Poe. They did not have any children. Pansy continued to invite many of mother's impressive guests, President Dwight Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, the Duke & Duchess of Windsor were among other notable visitors (there are photos to prove them!) and artists friends." The lady guide blurredly mentioned but clearly Pansy and Parker were a gay couple and collected beautiful things and they were fantastic. Enjoyed very much of the many paintings, especially of hunting dogs. Each dogs were very expressive, facial and movements and the hunting felt real. Other I liked was the American Indian room, full of stone tools but there were nothing on the brochures to share with you but the rest I posted here, take a look at them! I don't know why they don't allow taking any pictures of the inside of this beautifully well-preserved house. Only you can see a part of them from the local Christmas issue magazines. It would be a good advertisement to this sleepy mansion comparing to the winter retreat mansion in south Florida, Villa Vizcaya. Although the Vizcaya was build about the same time but the architecturally and visually, the Vizcaya was impressive to me, vast usage of Italian marble to the floors to the bathrooms with a gold colored brass faucets and hinges through out the mansion, the wall to ceilings tiled blue-green pool that was connected to outside and the garden with the shell ornaments, and not surprised if there were gondolas, the Venetian port by the ocean were all exquisite. Regardless of other fantastic mansions, the Pebble Hill Plantation was worth visiting. It was educational to see how south was like back then. ______________________ Admission into Plantation: Adults $5.00 Children (2 - 12 yrs.) $2.00 Children (under 2 yrs.) Free Main House Tour and Admission: Adults $15.00 Children (6-12 yrs.) $6.00 *Sales tax, at the current local rate of 7%, will be added to all fees shown below. [Fees are subject to change.]
Visited with my Museum Basics class & I loved every second of it. The home was beautiful & the people who gave us a guide(Whitney & Laura) were extremely sweet and made sure to answer any questions we had. As Plantation was in the name, I was a little hesitant but I was pleased to find out that slave plantations had a kind history after the Civil War. As I was with my class, I wasn't able to view the full property but I'll definitely be back for the Christmas exhibition and hopefully get the chance to explore more aspects of it.
This is a hidden gem that is opened to the public. I had a great time, beautiful place, and definitely worth a visit!
What a wonderful plantation estate to visit! There's plenty of parking and everyone we met there was super friendly. You begin your tour from the visitors center, where you pay admissions ($5.50 pp for the grounds & $16pp for the main house tour), watch a historical video on the plantation, and view the exhibits. Since we drove up from Panama City Beach, FL we only had time to tour the grounds, not the main house. We spend a couple hours touring the grounds and still didn't see everything. So much to see! The stables were really cool! We met a nice lady feeding the draft horses and she introduced us to all the horses and mules. She told us stories about them...you can tell the animals there are really cared for and loved. The front of the main house and gardens are gorgeous! There are fountains and bird baths throughout. We also enjoyed walking through the family cemetery...nicely manicured and very serene. The dog hospital, nurse's station, and log cabin schoolhouse were buildings we're not used to seeing on plantations. They were all so interesting. Overall we really enjoyed our time here. Would highly recommend! read more
Came here for a wedding and it was truly a gorgeous venue! Be aware that you will have to walk a lot on pebbles (go figure) so wear the right heels. We had to walk quite a bit to reach the ceremony and it was a little confusing even with some people to help guide you at the beginning by the parking. It's huge and I didn't get to explore that much but it was so beautiful! read more
There's a lot of history at Pebble Hill. Originally a working cotton plantation. Then it transitioned to a dairy farm. A fire destroyed a part of the estate in the early 1900's and was rebuilt within a few years. The tour gives you a rundown on the plantations' history, with a walk through the 16 bedroom/19 bathroom home. There's lots of art, antiques and displays of awards from varied horse competitions. Seems the owners were really into horses. The property has multiple buildings. Some used for private events. Some used for wedding receptions. Some buildings are even rented by folks who live on the grounds year round. Speaking of the grounds, I'll bet they're beautiful in season. I'm not much into museums or history. But it's nice to see how the other half lived. read more
Great place to visit with beautiful grounds and mansion. Takes you back in time. We visited on the anniversary so it was crowded and I had another appointment and had to leave early. I will definitely go back and take the $40 tour. The event was well planned and unique. read more
4 years ago
As a wedding photographer, this timeless, classic, southern wedding venue is simply perfect. Between the oak trees, architecture, garden and lighting, you are sure to fall inlove! read more
11 years ago
Worth stopping by! Came with a friend on recent daytrip to Thomasville. We only did the self guided grounds tour. But there are paid guided tours and you can go inside the main house if you take that tour. I've toured much more impressive old houses/mansions in Rhode Island so I opted to not do this one. The staff is super friendly. He gave us a history lesson about the plantation and pointed out interesting spots for us to check out. We watched a short video at the visitor center then went on to explore on our own. It is a beautiful place to walk around and spend a couple of hours. Learning the history was quite interesting to me. You should check it out if you haven't been! read more
6 years ago
Unfortunately the houses were closed when we went, covid. But just walking around the grounds was so great. The main house is beautiful, the grounds are just so gorgeous. So well taken care of. We just walked around, took a bunch of pictures and enjoyed the day. read more
8 years ago
Here is what I got from our mature lady guide. "The first owner of Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomas Jefferson Johnson, built the first house on the property that became Pebble Hill Plantation in 1827. After about 40 years later, the plantation was sold to northerner, Howard Melville Hanna form Cleveland, Ohio. Then, five years later, passed on to his daughter, Kate Benedict Hanna Ireland. In 35 years, she expanded the acreage of the plantation and all the buildings that still stand. Two years after the devastating fire, Kate died, and her daughter, Pansy, who was a great animal lover and an inveterate collector, became the plantation owner and lived in a portion of the Main House till her death in 1978. Pansy numerous collections were all pointed out to her passion for the sporting life. She was an accomplished horsewoman and became one of the country's outstanding polo players and brought her horses to her mother's barn and made into stables. Then, Pebble Hill Plantation became a hunter plantation. Tomboy (so the guide said) Pansy was married in 1946 to a beautiful man, Parker Poe. They did not have any children. Pansy continued to invite many of mother's impressive guests, President Dwight Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, the Duke & Duchess of Windsor were among other notable visitors (there are photos to prove them!) and artists friends." The lady guide blurredly mentioned but clearly Pansy and Parker were a gay couple and collected beautiful things and they were fantastic. Enjoyed very much of the many paintings, especially of hunting dogs. Each dogs were very expressive, facial and movements and the hunting felt real. Other I liked was the American Indian room, full of stone tools but there were nothing on the brochures to share with you but the rest I posted here, take a look at them! I don't know why they don't allow taking any pictures of the inside of this beautifully well-preserved house. Only you can see a part of them from the local Christmas issue magazines. It would be a good advertisement to this sleepy mansion comparing to the winter retreat mansion in south Florida, Villa Vizcaya. Although the Vizcaya was build about the same time but the architecturally and visually, the Vizcaya was impressive to me, vast usage of Italian marble to the floors to the bathrooms with a gold colored brass faucets and hinges through out the mansion, the wall to ceilings tiled blue-green pool that was connected to outside and the garden with the shell ornaments, and not surprised if there were gondolas, the Venetian port by the ocean were all exquisite. Regardless of other fantastic mansions, the Pebble Hill Plantation was worth visiting. It was educational to see how south was like back then. ______________________ Admission into Plantation: Adults $5.00 Children (2 - 12 yrs.) $2.00 Children (under 2 yrs.) Free Main House Tour and Admission: Adults $15.00 Children (6-12 yrs.) $6.00 *Sales tax, at the current local rate of 7%, will be added to all fees shown below. [Fees are subject to change.] read more
3 years ago
4 years ago
Visited with my Museum Basics class & I loved every second of it. The home was beautiful & the people who gave us a guide(Whitney & Laura) were extremely sweet and made sure to answer any questions we had. As Plantation was in the name, I was a little hesitant but I was pleased to find out that slave plantations had a kind history after the Civil War. As I was with my class, I wasn't able to view the full property but I'll definitely be back for the Christmas exhibition and hopefully get the chance to explore more aspects of it. read more
11 years ago
This is a hidden gem that is opened to the public. I had a great time, beautiful place, and definitely worth a visit! read more
8 years ago
12 years ago
Incredible piece of history that has something for everyone. Beautiful grounds to stroll and take pictures, self guided tours of the grounds with well placed placards that describe the particular building you are visiting and a gorgeous main house with a guided tour that also has a multi million dolls art collection. That's why no pictures are allowed in the main house. Our docent Ann was wonderful and very humorous. The tour might be a little long for the younger ones but my 12 year enjoyed and the 8 year old was a little restless towards the end. The docents made it a little easier by giving small toys to the children and engaging them in conversation. All in all an awesome, educational and enjoyable day. read more
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