Step back in time at the Heyward House Museum and Welcome Center. Visit the official Welcome Center of Bluffton, South Carolina for guided house tours, maps, information and more!
Built in 1841, the Heyward House served as a summer home for local plantation owner, John James Cole. It would serve as a summer retreat for his family over the next twenty years. In 1867, after the Civil War, the house was acquired by the Heyward family. The Heyward family would live in/own the home from 1867-1997. In 1997 the house was sold to the Bluffton Historical Preservation Society. In 1998 it opened as a historic house museum, and in 2000 it became the Official Welcome Center for the town of Bluffton.
Tours of the Heyward House are offered daily, and walking tours of the Old Town are available by appointment. The Heyward House also provides educational programs for public/private school, home-schoolers, tour companies, and other groups. Lectures, events, and other fundraisers are thrown throughout the year to help support the house.
BHPS Mission Statement: To protect, preserve, and promote the history and cultural heritage of the Town of Bluffton, South Carolina through education, marketing, hands-on preservation of buildings and sites, maintenance of the Caldwell Archives, and Operation of the Heyward House Historic Center.
Tour of the Heyward House, Walking tours of historic Bluffton (by appointment), Educational Programs, Events, Event Rental, and Museum Store.
