RiceHope.com
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Rice Hope was established as a rice plantation in 1696 by the Huguenot, Daniel Huger, then known as Luckins. This Charleston plantation prospered along the tidal banks of the Cooper River when rice was king in South Carolina. The original house burned and was rebuilt in 1840. The present sprawling 40 room mansion is the result of renovations and additions made in 1929 by U.S. Senator John S. Frelinghugsen of New Jersey who used the property as a hunting lodge. The formal gardens (est.
