Ridgeway is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Modjeska Monteith Simkins House is a historic place of the civil rights movement. The house, which was owned by Modjeska Monteith Simkins, is located at 2025 Marion Street in Columbia, South Carolina. On March 25, 1994, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places.
Concord Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built in 1818, and is a one-story, brick, gable-roofed building with a meeting house floor plan. It has a small, rectangular, gable-roofed rear extension and sits on a granite foundation. Also on the property is a cemetery with a cast-iron fence and gates.
Monticello Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church off SC 215 in Monticello, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built in 1861, and is a one-story, front gable-roofed, weatherboarded frame building in the Greek Revival style with a meeting house floor plan. The façade features a portico is supported by octagonal wooden columns on a stepped brick entrance. Also on the property is the church cemetery.
Ruff's Chapel is a historic Methodist chapel at U.S. 21 and SC 34 in Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1870, and is a single-story, rectangular frame building, sheathed in weatherboard, with a front gabled roof. It has a square open belfry with a metal covered bellcast hip roof and a ball finial.
Dr. John Glenn House is a historic home located near Jenkinsville, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, five bay, weatherboarded frame, end-gabled Greek Revival style residence. It has a double-pile and central-hall plan with a rear shed room. The front façade features a two-tiered porch in the three central bays with a pedimented gable end.
High Point is a historic home located near Jenkinsville, Fairfield County, South Carolina. The original section was built about 1800, and is a two-story, five bay, frame farmhouse with later expansions. A two-story rear ell was built about 1870. It features a one-story, shed-roofed porch across the front façade supported by square posts. Also on the property are the contributing family cemetery, a frame smoke house, and a frame barn.
Kincaid-Anderson House, also known as Fairfield, is a historic home located near Jenkinsville, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1774, and is a two-story, brick Georgian style dwelling. It has a hipped roof and sits on a fieldstone foundation. It has small brick side wings that were added in a 1920s restoration. Also on the property is a two-story brick and frame work house that has been converted into a guesthouse. It was the home of James Kincaid, who was one of the first purchasers of cotton in the South Carolina upcountry and was possibly involved in the early development of a cotton gin.
Blink Bonnie, also known as Robertson House, is a historic plantation house located near Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built in 1822, and is a 1-½ story clapboard frame house on a brick foundation. It features a one-story, hipped roof front porch supported by six double capped square columns. The house has a one-story addition and an old two-room brick kitchen with large open fireplaces, ovens and warmers.
Valencia is a historic plantation house located near Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built in 1834, and is a large two-story frame house on a brick pier foundation. The house features a hipped roof, two mammoth chimneys, and a broad one-story piazza with unique elliptical arches. Valencia was built by Edward Gendron Palmer, a leader in civic, political, and religious life of Ridgeway and Fairfield County.
Albion is a historic plantation house located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, L-shaped, weatherboarded frame residence with a side gabled roof and rear additions. The front façade features a two-tiered verandah with Ionic order columns.
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.
Hunstanton, also known as Sweet Briar, is a historic plantation house located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular, weatherboarded Greek Revival style frame residence on a raised brick basement. It has a rear ell and the front façade features a pedimented porch with paneled wooden pillars.
Bob Lemmon House is a historic farmhouse located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, frame I-house. It has a gable roof, a single pile, central hall plan, and rear shed room additions. The façade features a two-tiered pedimented portico with four wooden Tuscan order columns. The property also includes a shed and a barn, both of frame construction sheathed in weatherboard.
The Oaks is a historic plantation house located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina in the Piedmont region. It was built about 1850, and is a large, two-story, weatherboarded frame residence with a gable-end roof. The front façade features a central, two-tiered pedimented portico supported by four simple wooden columns. From 1856 the property was owned by John Montgomery Lemmon. Considered a moderately wealthy planter, in 1860 he owned 19 slaves and his entire plantation was worth $10,000.
Ketchin Building, also known as the Fairfield County Historical Museum, is a historic building located at Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a three-story, five bay, Federal style brick building with a hipped roof. Originally built as a dwelling, it was sold in 1852 and was used as a school for girls until closed by the American Civil War.
Camp Welfare is a historic African-American religious campground located near Monticello, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was founded after the American Civil War by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. It is a collection of approximately 100 one-story, frame, weatherboarded cabins called tents arranged in a double "U"-shape. The focal point of the camp is the arbor; a rough, gable roofed wooden shelter with wooden benches. Also located at the camp is Zion Church; a frame building with a gable roof surmounted by a belfry built about 1930.
Dr. Walter Brice House and Office is a historic plantation house and office located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, weatherboarded frame, L-shaped Greek Revival style dwelling. It features a two-tiered, pedimented front verandah supported by four wooden pillars. The Dr. Walter Brice Office is a 10-foot-by-12-foot weatherboarded frame building with a metal gable roof. Dr. Walter Brice was a prominent Fairfield County planter and physician before the American Civil War.
Furman Institution Faculty Residence is a historic residential building located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1837, and is a two-story, brick building with a hipped roof and end chimneys. It has a single story, hip roofed front porch and a kitchen extension. The building serves as a visible reminder of the early history of Furman University and its brief establishment in Fairfield County.
Red Doe, also known as the Evander Gregg House, is a historic home located near Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a one-story, rectangular frame farmhouse on a raised brick basement foundation. It has a central hall plan, a two-room rear ell on the rear, and low-pitched gable roof. The front façade features six solid octagonal wooden piers support the porch roof and full-width verandah. Also on the property is a small frame building that appears to have been used as an office or store.
