▁that ▁r ises ▁from ▁the ▁bas ement ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁level . ▁ ▁Gr ounds ▁ ▁Bo one ▁Hall ▁Plant ation ▁today ▁sp ans ▁ 7 3 8 ▁acres ▁that ▁includes ▁season al ▁c rop ▁fields , ▁naturally ▁preserved ▁wet lands , ▁cre eks , ▁and ▁p onds . ▁▁ ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁grounds ▁is ▁the ▁grand ▁" A venue ▁of ▁O aks " ▁that ▁was ▁first ▁plant ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁and ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁Hor l beck ▁brothers ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁On ▁axis ▁with ▁the ▁front ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁the ▁alle e ▁consists ▁of ▁ 8 8 ▁live ▁o ak ▁trees ▁and ▁one ▁magn olia , ▁that ▁are ▁even ly ▁spac ed , ▁and ▁run ▁ 3 / 4 ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁from ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁the ▁plant ation ▁to ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁brick ▁gate posts . ▁The ▁gate posts ▁are ▁to pped ▁with ▁ball ▁final s , ▁hung ▁with ▁formal ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁gates ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁brick ▁ser pent ine ▁wall ▁enc lose ▁the ▁forec ourt ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁Open ▁la wn s ▁at ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁entry ▁drive ▁are ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁formal ▁gard ens ▁with ▁brick - p aved ▁paths , ▁laid ▁among ▁large ▁live ▁o aks ▁and ▁plant ed ▁with ▁cam elli as , ▁az ale as ▁and ▁No is ette ▁ros es . ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁wide ▁forec ourt ▁directly ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁are ▁two ▁per