Hear the word “plantation” and visions of moss-draped trees, dramatic entrances and wide, sweeping verandas come to mind. But famed architect, Frank Lloyd Wright had his own vision. In 1939 C. Leigh Stevens, owner 4,000 acres of land amidst the cypress swamps of the Combahee River combined from the Old Combahee, Mount Alexander, Richfield, Charlton and Old Brass plantations in Yemassee, SC, commissioned Wright to design a contemporary, self-sufficient plantation, not just for farming but for entertaining and hunting, too. Wright’s design was centered around a home in harmony with its natural surroundings. Along with a main house and multiple guest cottages and service quarters, he envisioned a complex of outbuildings stables, pavilions and kennels. Plans also included laundry and bath houses for the staff and a swimming pool. The creation of Auldbrass was underway.