— Mayfair Plantation © Charles Norwood Crumpton —

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 (4).
  

— Mayfair Plantation Prior to Restortation © National Register of Historic Places —

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 (2).
  

• 1883 – Thomas Chappell purchased the plantation (2).
  

• ? – Bruce Hough became the plantation's next owner (4).
  

• ? – Mayfair's next owner was Helen Douglas Chappell Crumpton (4).
  

• 1985 – Anacal Corporation owned Mayfair (1, p. 1).
  

• ? – S.C. McMeekin purchased Mayfair (2).
  

  Interesting note: During photographer Teri Leigh Teed's visit to the plantation in 2006, Mrs. McMeekin told her that Albert Einstein once visited Mayfair.
  

— Second Story Porch of Mayfair Plantation © Teri Leigh Teed, 2006 —

Land

• Number of acres – 10 in 1985 (1, 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
  

— Mayfair Plantation Front Door Window © Teri Leigh Teed, 2006 —

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• House is Federal style, two-story frame construction that has recently been restored (4).
  

— Mayfair Plantation Staircase Detail © Teri Leigh Teed, 2006 —

References & Resources

1. National Register of Historic Places
   – Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1985
   – Photographs, architectural overview
   

2. Historic sites of Fairfield County: Click here - Mayfair Plantation numbered 84

3. Map of Western Fairfield County: Click here - Mayfair Plantation numbered 84
   

4. Information contributed by Lynn Griffith
   

— Side of Mayfair Plantation © Charles Norwood Crumpton —