Ashtabula Historic Plantation and Venue is a historic house museum owned and operated by the Pendleton Historic Foundation. The foundation's mission is to preserve and interpret Pendleton's history, caring for historic properties and sharing their stories. Ashtabula, a two-story clapboard plantation house built in 1828, exemplifies architectural influences adapted to the Upstate region and is significant for its ties to prominent South Carolina figures and agricultural innovations. The property is now a house museum on 10 acres, offering public tours and preserving period furnishings.