owned Snee Farm into 1848. The Coastal Cottage at Snee Farm is typical of its time, and representative of a vernacular style for country living, although it also features some refined spaces for entertaining. It is rectangular in plan with a side-gable roof, full-width front porch, and a brick pier foundation. The interior features elaborate molding, paneling, and other decorative details. A slave row of cabins was built perpendicular to the main road. The 715-acre estate and its outbuildings remained largely intact until the 1970s, when the owners subdivided it to profit from development near Charleston. The central portion of the historic estate, the house and 28 acres, makes up the current site, which was purchased in 1988 by preservationists. Following the passage of enabling legislation by the United States Congress, the National Park Service purchased the current site. Because the site no longer has any structures associated with the Pinckneys, details of their time on the property are limited to archaeological and documentary work. The contemporary museum on the historic site includes artifacts from the Pinckneys and later owners of Snee Farm spanning almost 200 years. The over 173,000 objects held there include artifacts of plantation life such as slave-made pottery and 18th and 19th-century tableware. Photos See also Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places listings in Charleston, South Carolina References The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior. External links Official NPS website: Charles Pinckney National Historic Site https://archive.org/stream/charlespinckneyn00vinc/charlespinckneyn00vinc_djvu.txt Charles Pinckney National Historic Site--Cultural Landscape Report, 1998 Historic Charleston's Religious and Community Buildings, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Historic American Buildings Survey in South Carolina Protected areas of Charleston County, South Carolina National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina Pinckney family Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina National Historic Sites in South Carolina Historic house museums in South Carolina Museums in Charleston County, South Carolina Plantations in South Carolina Plantation houses in South Carolina Pinckney, Charles National Historic Site National Register of Historic Places in Charleston County, South Carolina Parks in South Carolina Protected areas established in 1988 1988 establishments in South Carolina Houses in Charleston County, South Carolina Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Homes of United States Founding Fathers