Special thanks to Lynn Griffith from bringing Mayfair Plantation to our attention and contributing much of the information on this page.
Basic Information
- Location near Jenkinsville, Fairfield County
West side of SC 358, approximately 6 miles south of junction Highway 215
- Origin of name ?
- Other names ?
- Current status The house is privately owned and has been restored.
Timeline
- ? Earliest known date of existence
- 1824 House built by Colonel William Alston as a wedding gift for his daughter when she married Burrell Brown Cook. Cook was a planter and served in the South Carolina General Assembly (Historic sites of Fairfield County).
- 1883 Thomas Chappell purchased the plantation (Historic sites of Fairfield County).
- ? Bruce Hough became the plantation's next owner.
- ? Mayfair's next owner was Helen Douglas Chappell Crumpton.
- 1985 Anacal Corporation owned Mayfair (National Register, p. 1).
- ? S.C. McMeekin purchased Mayfair (Historic sites of Fairfield County).
Land
- Number of acres 10 in 1985 (National Register, p. 1)
- Primary crop ?
Owners
- Chronological list Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Brown Cook (1824-1883), Thomas Chappell (1883-?), Bruce Hough, Helen Douglas Chappell Crumpton, Anacal Corporation (1985), S.C. McMeekin
Slaves
- Number of slaves ?
Buildings
- House is Federal style, two-story frame construction that has recently been restored
Web Resources
- National Register of Historic Places
Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1985
Photographs, architectural overview
- Historic sites of Fairfield County: Click here - Mayfair Plantation numbered 84
- Map of Western Fairfield County: Click here - Mayfair Plantation numbered 84
Print Resources
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