Roselawn, also known as Lawton House, is a

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located near Allendale,

Allendale County, South Carolina Allendale County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,039, making it the least populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Allendale. History Allendale County was formed in 191 ...

. It was built between about 1835 and 1840 by Joseph Lawton, a local minister and brother to Benjamin Lawton, signer of the South Carolina Ordinance of Succession. Roselawn is a -story, raised cottage-style clapboard dwelling with a broken gable roof. The front façade features three dormer windows and a full-width

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. Lawton family tradition holds that Union General

Hugh Judson Kilpatrick Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (January 14, 1836 – December 4, 1881) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile and an unsuccessful candi ...

camped at Roselawn while in the area. Roselawn has remained in the Lawton family throughout its entire history. It was added to the

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in 1976.

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Plantation houses in South Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Allendale County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Allendale County, South Carolina {{AllendaleCountySC-NRHP-stub