Kaminski House Museum

Overlooking the Sampit River, the Kaminski House is a pre-Revolutionary War home and one of over 60 antebellum landmarks in the Georgetown Historic District. Built by Paul Trapier, a prominent local merchant considered one of the colony's wealthiest citizens, it is typical of the period's "single house" construction, with the narrow end facing the street and the entryway located midway down one side to catch river breezes. Over the past 200 years, the house has been home to many notable occupants, including three of the city's mayors. Harold and Julia Kaminski purchased the house in 1931, and Harold Kaminski, who served as mayor, was instrumental in developing both the Coastal Highway and the Inter-coastal Waterway. The Kaminskis furnished the home with antiques collected by Harold Kaminski's mother, Rose Baum Kaminski. When Julia Kaminski died in 1972, she bequeathed the grounds, house, and its contents to the city of Georgetown in the hope that it would be established as a historic house museum, dedicated to the memory of her husband and his mother and offering insight into the construction and furnishings of a bygone period.

Georgetown, South Carolina · United States