Roselawn (Allendale, South Carolina)

Roselawn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3 miles southwest of Allendale on South Carolina Highway 47, near Allendale, South Carolina
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. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Katharine N. McNulty and Camille C. Sharp (October 1975). "Roselawn" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
3. "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.