Balwearie

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Balwearie is a historic plantation house near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It is a 1½-story brick and frame home with a gabled roof and a front porch that crosses the façade. The first story is brick and the upper half-story is sheathed in weatherboard. The front gable is supported by six paneled wooden posts. The house was built about 1822 and was altered after a severe storm in 1886. A rear porch was converted into a kitchen in 1975. The property sits on about 2.2 acres. Balwearie was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the Fairfield County Multiple Property Submission. It is located west of Winnsboro on South Carolina Highway 34, near Winnsboro. The coordinates are about 34.44861°N, 81.24101°W. A photo from 2012 shows Balwearie.