Roselawn (Allendale, South Carolina)
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Location3 miles southwest of Allendale on South Carolina Highway 47, near Allendale, South Carolina
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1835-1840
Roselawn | |
 Roselawn in 2017 | |
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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′59″N 81°20′47″W / 32.98297°N 81.34625°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1835-1840 |
| Built by | Lawton, Joseph Alexander |
| Architectural style | Raised Cottage Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 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 by Joseph Lawton, a local minister and brother to Benjamin Lawton, signer of the South Carolina Ordinance of Succession. Roselawn 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]
