Fairoaks Plantation – near Douglass – Fairfield County
Special thanks to Rick Brice for bringing Fairoaks to our attention.
Basic Information
- Location – East side of County Road 22 approximately 3 miles north of Douglass, Fairfield County
- Origin of name – ?
- Other names – Dr. Walter Brice House
- Current status – Privately owned by the daughters of Henry Johnson
Timeline
- ? – Earliest known date of existence
- House built – c. 1840 by Dr. Walter Brice. Dr. Brice was a prominent physician and planter in Fairfield County.
- 1945 – Henry Johnson and his wife purchased the property.
Land
- Number of acres – 5.7 acres in 1983
- Primary crop – ?
Owners
- Alphabetical list – Dr. Walter Brice, Henry Johnson (1945-?), Henry Johnson's daughter Margaret Johnson McIntosh and her sister
Slaves
- Number of slaves – Dr. Walter Brice owned 52 slaves in 1860
Buildings
- The house, c. 1840, is a two-story, frame, L-shaped building with a side gabled roof in the Greek Revival style.
- Dr. Brice's office still stands southeast of the house. It is a ten-foot-by-twelve-foot frame building with gabled metal roof.
- Ruins of a log cabin also remain on the property.
Web Resources
- National Register of Historic Places
– Nomination form - PDF - submitted in 1983
– Photographs, architectural overview
