Roselawn (Allendale, South Carolina)
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| Location | 3 miles southwest of Allendale on South Carolina Highway 47, near Allendale, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°58′58″N 81°20′51″W / 32.98278°N 81.34750°WCoordinates: 32°58′58″N 81°20′51″W / 32.98278°N 81.34750°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1835-1840 |
| Built by | Lawton, Joseph Alexander |
| Architectural style | Raised Cottage Style |
| NRHP Reference # | 76001689[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1976 |
Roselawn, also known as Lawton House, is a historic house located near Allendale, Allendale County, South Carolina. It was built between about 1835 and 1840, and is a 1 1/2-story, raised cottage style clapboard dwelling with a broken gable roof. The front façade features three dormer windows and a full-width piazza. Lawton family tradition holds that Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick camped at Roselawn while in the area. Roselawn has remained in the Lawton family throughout its entire history.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Katharine N. McNulty and Camille C. Sharp (October 1975). "Roselawn" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Roselawn, Allendale County (S.C. Hwy. 47, Allendale vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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