The Oaks (Winnsboro, South Carolina)

The Oaks is a historic plantation house located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina in the Piedmont region. It was built in 1835 by Richard Hallum, and is a large, two-story, weatherboarded frame residence with a gable-end roof. The front façade features a central, two-tiered pedimented portico supported by four simple wooden columns. From 1856 the property was owned by John Montgomery Lemmon and his descendants. Considered a moderately wealthy planter, in 1860 he owned 19 slaves and his entire plantation was worth $10,000.

The Oaks (Winnsboro, South Carolina)

The Oaks is a historic plantation house located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina in the Piedmont region. It was built in 1835 by Richard Hallum, and is a large, two-story, weatherboarded frame residence with a gable-end roof. The front façade features a central, two-tiered pedimented portico supported by four simple wooden columns. From 1856 the property was owned by John Montgomery Lemmon and his descendants. Considered a moderately wealthy planter, in 1860 he owned 19 slaves and his entire plantation was worth $10,000.