Hunstanton
Also known as: Sweet BriarU.S. 321, Winnsboro, South Carolina
Historic antebellum home in Winnsboro Mills, SC
Map
Coordinates:
+34.35162, -81.0861334°21'06" N, 81°05'10" W
Quadrangle map:Winnsboro Mills
Description
Hunstanton is a significant example of an antebellum Fairfield County planter’s residence on a raised basement. The house features Greek Revival elements including pilasters, entablature, pediment, and proportions. Hunstanton, which appears to have been built ca. 1850, is a one-and-one-half story, weatherboarded frame residence on a raised brick basement. The house is rectangular in plan with a rear ell. The roof is end-gabled and there are two interior chimneys. The gable ends are pedimented. The façade features a pedimented porch with paneled wooden pillars connected by a plain balustrade. The porch, which rest on brick piers, shelters the three central bays of the five-bay façade. The section of the façade under the porch is sheathed in flushboard. The central bay contains a double-door entrance with sidelights and transom. Curved granite steps lead from the ground to each side of the porch. An addition on the center of the rear of the house appears to have been an early expansion. Listed in the National Register December 6, 1984.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1984
- Reference number
- 84000604
- Architectural style
- Mid 19th Century Revival: Exotic Revival
- Area of significance
- Architecture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Current function
- Single dwelling
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Significant year
- ca. 1850
Update Log
- September 5, 2014: Photo imported by Michael Miller
- October 31, 2013: Updated by Michael Miller: Added "Description" & "Overview"