City Directories and History: Originally this fine home, constructed circa 1851, stood on the corner of Palmer and South Congress street. It was one of Winnsboro’s
quaint cottages that once lined South Congress. The original builder, W.J. Ligon acquired the property after the original landowner died in 1851. In 1863 Mannes Baum purchased the property and it has changed hands repeatedly.
Notice the house sat well off the ground and was an adaptive design of the central tower which was made popular by William H. Ranlett in his book entitled The Architect in 1851. Many of his designs also appeared in the Godey’s Lady’s Book, a widely distributed publication throughout the South. Notice on the 1912 Sanborn map there are identical houses on both the corner lot as well as next door. The photo has been identified as that of the house off the corner. The same image has been used to describe the house at 218 South Congress Street due to the extreme similarities of the two structures.
This lovely old home stood across from the freight depot on South Congress Street and is commonly referred to as the M.M. Stewart home.
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