▁Henry ▁De as ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁sold ▁to ▁Harris ▁M . ▁Mc R ae ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Nancy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁Mc R aes ▁continued ▁to ▁farm ▁the ▁land ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁growing ▁pe ach ▁trees , ▁and ▁eventually ▁opened ▁the ▁plant ation ▁to ▁public ▁t ours ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁Bo one ▁Hall ▁is ▁still ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Mc R ae ▁family , ▁which ▁has ▁made ▁great ▁efforts ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁original ▁structures ▁and ▁gard ens . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ante bell um ▁south , ▁the ▁plant ation ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁M ansion ▁and ▁grounds ▁ ▁Architecture ▁Thomas ▁Stone ▁commission ed ▁architect ▁William ▁Harm on ▁Be ers ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁gr ander ▁residence ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁rather ▁mod est ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁Bo one ▁Hall ▁Plant ation . ▁Design ed ▁in ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁style , ▁the ▁m ansion ▁was ▁built ▁under ▁the ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁builder ▁Cambridge ▁M . ▁Tro tt ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Bu ilt ▁on ▁the ▁g ently ▁s lop ing ▁banks ▁of ▁Hor l beck ▁Creek , ▁the ▁south - f acing ▁residence ▁is ▁a ▁two - and - half ▁story ▁building ▁that ▁incorpor ates ▁materials ▁from ▁the ▁plant ation ' s ▁old ▁farm ▁structures ▁and ▁salv aged ▁historic ▁brick ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁La ure l