Preservation Society Perks.

One of the perks of working for the Preservation Society of Charleston is that I get access to privately owned homes. Yesterday I visited Auldbrass, a plantation near Beaufort (in South Carolina "beau" rhymes with "spew"). While the land itself was a farm as early as the 18th-century, the site now features the buildings and designs of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Wright's designs emphasized a unity between architecture and landscape. Most of the buildings are low to the ground, slanted to match the lean of the live oak tree, and topped with green roofs reflecting Spanish moss. The long, low design of the main house made it difficult to take a picture that captures the interest and detail of the structures. Here you have one of the additional buildings on the site - the home of a few exotic birds. 

The current property owner also owns some zebra that were playing on the far side of the estate.

For more information, check out this National Register Nomination form for Auldbrass.