Kensington Mansion Tours in Eastover with Historic Columbia

Join Sylvamo and Historic Columbia for an exclusive access public tour of Kensington Mansion on Saturday, May 6.

(Tours will take place at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Each tour experience lasts approximately two hours.)

Tours will focus on the site’s unique architectural features, restoration and rehabilitation of the mansion and life at this Singleton family plantation during the period of the mansion’s construction, 1852 to 1854. Kensington Mansion is unique for its melding of architectural styles and for its association with Jacob Stroyer, who was enslaved at the site as a child and wrote extensively about his experiences in My Life in the South. Through Stroyer’s memoir and other primary source documents, participants will learn about the site and what life was like for the people enslaved by the Singleton family.

Join Sylvamo and Historic Columbia for an exclusive access public tour of Kensington Mansion on Saturday, May 6.

(Tours will take place at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Each tour experience lasts approximately two hours.)

Tours will focus on the site’s unique architectural features, restoration and rehabilitation of the mansion and life at this Singleton family plantation during the period of the mansion’s construction, 1852 to 1854. Kensington Mansion is unique for its melding of architectural styles and for its association with Jacob Stroyer, who was enslaved at the site as a child and wrote extensively about his experiences in My Life in the South. Through Stroyer’s memoir and other primary source documents, participants will learn about the site and what life was like for the people enslaved by the Singleton family.