Century House, Ridgeway

Name: Century House
Address: Ridgeway, United States

#4 among attractions in Ridgeway

Relax in park, Park, Greek Revival architecture

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Century House, also known as Brick House and Beauregard's Headquarters, is a historic plantation house located near Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a large, two-story brick house in the Greek Revival style. It features double-tiered, balustraded piazzas. During the American Civil War, Century House entertained and sheltered many refugees from Low Country South Carolina and Georgia and also served as the headquarters for General P. G. T. Beauregard and his staff when Columbia was evacuated upon the approach of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s Army in 1865. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Elevation: 630 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 34°18'18"N, 80°57'26"W

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Ridgeway United States

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Century House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ruff's Chapel, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.

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Church
Ruff's Chapel, Ridgeway
2 min walk • 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.
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Ridgeway
13 min walk • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building located northeast of Ridgeway, South Carolina, on County Road 106. Built of wood in 1854 in the Carpenter Gothic style, it was designed by the Rev. John Dewitt McCollough, who later became its rector. The exterior was painted a maroon color.

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Which popular attractions are close to Century House?

Nearby attractions include Ruff's Chapel, Ridgeway (2 min walk), St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Ridgeway (13 min walk).