Balwearie

Balwearie is a historic plantation house located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It is a 1 1/2-story, brick and frame residence with a gabled roof and cross-gabled front porch. The first story is of brick construction; half-story is sheathed in weatherboard. The front gable is supported by six paneled wooden posts. The house was constructed about 1822, but altered following an 1886 storm. A rear porch was converted into a kitchen in 1975.[2][3]

Balwearie
Balwearie, July 2012
LocationWest of Winnsboro on South Carolina Highway 34, near Winnsboro, South Carolina
Coordinates34.44861°N 81.24101°W / 34.44861; -81.24101
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Builtc. 1822 (1822), 1886
MPSFairfield County MRA
NRHP reference No.84000593[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1984

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Balwearie" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "Balwearie, Fairfield County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 22, Lebanon vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.


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