Samuel Gwinn Plantation

Samuel Gwinn Plantation is a historic plantation property in Lowell, West Virginia, United States. It is not a commercial consumer brand or operating company; the name identifies a preserved historic site associated with the Gwinn family and the development of the surrounding settlement. The plantation was established in the late eighteenth century, while several surviving secondary structures, including a meat-curing house, are dated to the 1770s. The principal residence was constructed approximately a century later, around 1868. This combination of early outbuildings and a later main house reflects the property's long period of agricultural and residential use. The site is significant primarily for its historic architecture and its connection to the settlement history of Lowell and the broader region of West Virginia. Its name is therefore best understood as a property and heritage designation rather than as a product, corporate, hospitality, or retail brand. Available reference material does not identify a current commercial operator, product portfolio, corporate parent, founder in the modern business sense, or active marketing program associated with the property. Samuel Gwinn Plantation was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1989. National Register recognition documents the property's historical and architectural importance but does not imply that the site is a listed company, a revenue-generating enterprise, or an internationally marketed brand. Information about public access, present ownership, preservation administration, restoration work, and visitor services is not established in the supplied sources.

Samuel Gwinn Plantation is a historic property in Lowell, West Virginia. The plantation's origins reach back to the late eighteenth century, making it part of the region's early agricultural and settlement history. The available reference does not provide a precise founding year or a detailed account of the individuals who established or operated the property during its earliest period. Among the site's surviving resources is a meat-curing house dated to the 1770s. The structure is evidence of the plantation's early agricultural function and of the domestic and food-preservation practices associated with rural properties of that era. Other secondary buildings may contribute to the site's historical character, although the supplied material does not provide a complete inventory or construction chronology. The main house was built approximately in 1868. Its construction represents a later phase in the property's development, while the continued presence of earlier outbuildings indicates that the site evolved over multiple generations rather than being created as a single-period architectural ensemble. The relationship between the main residence, agricultural buildings, and surrounding land contributes to the property's interpretation as a historic plantation landscape. On March 8, 1989, Samuel Gwinn Plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The designation recognizes the property within the United States' federal program for identifying and documenting places of historical and architectural importance. The supplied sources do not specify the site's current owner, preservation organization, visitor arrangements, restoration history, or whether all original structures remain extant. They also do not establish a commercial brand operation connected with the name.

• 1989

  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

  [1]Samuel Gwinn Plantationen.wikipedia.org

  Samuel Gwinn Plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1989, formally recognizing its historical and architectural significance.

• 1868

  Main house constructed

  [1]Samuel Gwinn Plantationen.wikipedia.org

  The plantation's principal house was built approximately in 1868, representing a later architectural phase in the site's long history.

• 1770

  Meat-curing house dates to the 1770s

  [1]Samuel Gwinn Plantationen.wikipedia.org

  A surviving secondary structure identified as a meat-curing house is dated to the 1770s, providing evidence of the property's early agricultural operations.

• Plantation established in the late eighteenth century

  [1]Samuel Gwinn Plantationen.wikipedia.org

  The property began as a plantation in the late eighteenth century, establishing its connection to the early settlement and agricultural history of Lowell and the surrounding West Virginia region.

Historic plantation and heritage property rather than a commercial brand.

1. 1Samuel Gwinn Plantationen.wikipedia.org