Basic Information
- Location – Barnwell County
- Origin of name – Named for Duncan's ancestral home in Scotland
- Other names – Melrose
- Current status – Privately owned
Timeline
- ? – Earliest known date of existence
- 1835 – House built
The house was spared by William Sherman because a woman and sick child were resting in a bedroom upstairs.
Land
- Number of acres – 84 acres left in 1952, same amount today
- Primary crop – ?
Owners
- Alphabetical list – Duncan; Easterling; Harley; Thomas S. "Sandy" and Suzanne Wilson McMillan (1952); George Herbert Walker (1930).
Slaves
- Number of slaves – ?
Buildings
- House is a wooden structure. There is also a guest house on the property.
Web Resources
- ?
Print Resources
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