History
The story behind Brickyard Plantation and the land it occupies.
Brickyard’s identity is rooted in the land, the water, the unusual clay soil, and the brickmaking history that still shapes the neighborhood’s name and character today.
Historical summary
In 1681, the Christ Church Land Grant was created as part of the Charles Towne colony. A corner of that grant became part of Boone Hall Plantation and later passed to the Horlbeck brothers in 1817.
Under their management, the land became Boone Hall’s brickyard and then Charleston’s brickyard, producing up to 4,000,000 bricks annually in the mid-1800s. The old brick chimney still stands in Brickyard Plantation today.
The neighborhood has preserved more than 100 acres of lakes, forests, and wetlands while taking advantage of the site’s natural beauty and diversity.
Why this page matters to the board demo
History gives the site narrative weight. It helps explain why Brickyard feels different from a generic subdivision site and creates a stronger bridge between neighborhood pride, community identity, and the preserved physical landscape.