Ashtabula

PENDLETON. The original brick portion of historic Ashtabula was constructed sometime around 1790, and Lewis Ladson Gibbes, a wealthy Charlestonian with ties to the Middleton Family, had the more familiar, plantation-style structure built in the 1820s. The Pendleton Historic Foundation has overseen the home's refurnishing and restoration since the 1960s, and guests are welcome to tour Ashtabula (and her sister home, Woodburn) every weekend from April through November. In December, the home gets all dressed up in anticipation of Christmas Day, and folks are welcome to stop by for tours on Saturdays and Sundays (the first and last Friday as well).