219 North Congress Street
City Directories and History: This lot once had the Richard Winn Academy here. It was built around 1895 by John W. Cathcart, a Winnsboro banker. The home was the location of the Richard Winn Academy and was demolished in the early seventies for the McMaster Enterprise office building.
View of the house and students at Richard Winn Academy in 1966.
Other family members living here were Ella and Carrie Cathcart.
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Top photo of Richard Winn Academy 1967: L to R, Headmaster Frank Harvin, Davis Arnette, Betsy Boulware (?), Carole Caughman, Teacher/later headmaster Bill Dubard. Middle row – Joanne Harrison, Mary Coleman, Josie Lyles, Janet Coleman. Front row – Ridge Johnson, Toni Arnette, Nancy Muller, Pelham Lyles.
Lower photo: Top row, L to R, Davis Arnette, Joanne Harrison, Josie Lyles, Betsy Boulware, Mary Coleman, Janet Coleman, Carole Caughman. Front: Frank Harvin, Ridge Johnson, Toni Arnette, Nancy Muller, Pelham Lyles, Bill Dubard.