City Directories and History: The agricultural character of the Davis property has been consistently maintained from its original plantation cotton planting days to the time of its nomination. The house was built by James B. Davis,
descendant of Revolutionary War Captain, James Kincaid. An early pioneer in South Carolina agricultural development, Davis was educated as a doctor at the South Carolina Medical College and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. After practicing medicine for two years in Winnsboro, he returned to this plantation and devoted his time to agricultural interests and to breeding thoroughbred horses and livestock. This two-story, white frame Greek Revival style house, built sometime between 1840-1850, is a good example of the imposing architecture that developed from the period of cotton wealth. The house has a hipped roof and two mammoth chimneys. It is fronted with a classic gabled portico supported by four square, paneled Doric columns on heavy masonry bases. A fanlight window is in the pediment, and semi-elliptical fanlights and sidelights surround the doors of both floors. The house is situated on a high knoll, its long drive approach lined with pecan and live oak trees. Listed in the National Register May 6, 1971. [SCDAH] SC Plantation Architecture History
Note that the surrounds of the front entrance are identical to those at Wynn Dee on North Zion Street, Winnsboro, S.C. –
“portico supported by four Doric columns on heavy masonry bases, was built c. 1850 and is a good example of the imposing architecture that developed in the South during the days of cotton wealth. Its builder, James B. Davis, descendant of Revolutionary War Captain James Kincaid, was an early pioneer in South Carolina agricultural development, although he was educated as a doctor and practiced medicine for two years in Winnsboro before returning to his plantation to concentrate on agricultural interests and the breeding of thoroughbred horses and livestock. The property continues to carry the Davis name, and its character has been consistently maintained as a plantation from its original cotton-planting days to the present. It stands today as both a Fairfield landmark and a productive South Carolina farm.”
Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC
Click on the More Information > link to find additional data – A Fairfield County Sketchbook, by J.S. Bolick, 2000 (Courtesy of the FCHS)
IMAGE GALLERY – KYLE CAMPBELL PHOTOGRAPHER
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