Chinquapin Plantation is a 1,318 +/- acre historic Thomasville Plantation featuring a unique 18,000 square foot architecturally significant home built in 1910 by Standard Oil Company heir, John F. "Jack" Archbold, and designed by famous architect A.S. Bell of New York. The home is designed for entertaining and has been recently updated. This beautiful Red Hills Plantation is located in the most prestigious of neighborhoods only five minutes to downtown Thomasville, Georgia and bordered by and in a neighborhood of other plantations. Chinquapin boasts 5.2 miles on the Ockclocknee River with unmatched river bluffs, has a rare abundance of the area’s premiere pristine hardwoods, beautiful rolling topography, and the pine savannah hills are exceptional. The ecotone between the river and the pine uplands is unparalleled and exceptionally beautiful. The plantation has several ponds, giant old live oaks draped in moss, very good soils, pastoral fields, and exceptional timber. The topography at Chinquapin is much more dramatic than what one would expect in the Red Hills; it has incredible draws and rolling hills, a “spectacular roll”. There is wild quail, exceptional deer and turkey, ducks, and dove. With the close proximity to Thomasville, the ability to entertain at Chinquapin is unparalleled. Chinquapin is perhaps the best example of an equally balanced plantation designed for entertainment and outdoor recreation.

Chinquapin was originally established by philanthropist John F. Archbold, heir to the Standard Oil fortune, this estate was built as a testament to the wealth created during the industrial era. Located on a bluff overlooking the Ochlocknee River, the main house alone is nearly 18,000 square feet and is on equal footing with some of the nation's most prestigious houses. In 1910, Mr. Archbold built the house as a winter retreat where he could focus on writing and painting. He also loved to entertain. Just as importantly, this plantation has some of the last remaining examples of pre-Columbian untouched hardwood and pine bottoms as any property still in private hands today. In fact, the portion across the river is now owned by the State of Georgia and forever preserved!

For thirty years, Alexandra Kauka and the late Rolf Kauka, described as the "Walt Disney of Europe," improved and restored this well-adorned estate and were stewards of the vast untouched timber stands. Their wildlife program received accolades and they received numerous awards.

Read the testimonial from Georgia Governor, Sonny Perdue.

In 2012, Bob Dean, an architecture aficionada and a lover of history rich, historic homes and architecturally significant homes, purchased the plantation and for the last seven years, he and his wife Karen have updated the main house and been stewards of the plantation. They loved the balance of outdoor recreation, the architectural significance of the home, and the entertainment and social aspects of Thomasville. “Bob is one of the for most experts in early 1900’s architecture in the Southeast.” Jon Kohler. Mr. Dean has owned and renovated numerous architecturally significant homes and buildings from the 1800’s and early 1900’s.

Fun Fact: Chinquapin’s name is derived from the American chinkapin, a species of chestnut native to the United States, and more specifically Georgia.

Chinquapin is located in the world famous Red Hills Plantation Belt in the most prestigious of neighborhoods. It is perhaps the best example of an equally balanced plantation designed for entertainment and outdoor recreation; it has the location to be in Thomasville to entertain and also has enough acreage. Arguably, there is no better entertainment house on a plantation within five minutes of Downtown Thomasville than the Chinquapin house; it has had a long history of that from John Archibold on down. This architecturally significant main home boasts seven bedrooms, 6 full baths, two half baths, a grand foyer, large living room with fireplace, a billiard room, a women’s parlor, family room, a large, grand dining room, an office, and a game room tower on the third floor. There is a balcony off of the master bedroom as well as off of two guest rooms and there are large, wrap around porches all of which enjoy beautiful views of the property and river. Other improvements include a 4,800 sq ft recently updated managers house with pool, guest house, pool house with solar-heated saline pool, several tenant houses, plantation office, skeet range, and more.

Although in a region famous for its quail, Chinquapin and the hardwood bottoms on the property have attracted some of the largest bucks in the state. In fact, Rolf Kauka, the late owner, actually harvested a 202 3/8 B&C monster here; the record buck for that year in Georgia! There is also great turkey, wild quail, ducks, and dove.

Chinquapin consists of mature stands of timber, gorgeous hardwood bottoms along over five miles of the Ochlocknee River, several ponds, and pastoral fields. A large portion of the land consists of productive uplands. Stands of natural pine, located along expanses of rolling topography, surround open areas boasting beautiful vistas, fields, and food plots and there are also planted pines, mainly highly desired slash.

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