Century House (Ridgeway, South Carolina)
Appearance
Century House | |
![]() Century House, July 2012 | |
Location | SC 34, Ridgeway, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°18′13″N 80°57′30″W / 34.30361°N 80.95833°W |
Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
Built | c. 1853 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 71000777[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 1971 |
Century House, also known as Brick House and Beauregard's Headquarters, is a historic plantation house located near Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a large, two-story brick house in the Greek Revival style. It features double-tiered, balustraded piazzas. During the American Civil War, Century House entertained and sheltered many refugees from Low Country South Carolina and Georgia and also served as the headquarters for General P. G. T. Beauregard and his staff when Columbia was evacuated upon the approach of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s Army in 1865.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ben F. Hornsby (January 1971). "Century House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Century House, Fairfield County (S.C. Hwy. 34, Ridgeway)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in South Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in South Carolina
- Houses completed in 1853
- Houses in Fairfield County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, South Carolina
- Midlands South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs