Belfast

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

SC 56, W side, approx. 1/4 mi. S of int. w/ SC 560

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Site Number:

2058

Control Number:

U/59/2058

Date Surveyed:

October 2 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1785

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Unknown

Historic Core Shape:

L

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Shape:

gable, lateral

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

Porch Width:

façade

Porch Shape:

gable

National Register Determination:

eligible

Signficant Architectural Features:

The home has nine over nine windows, two exterior end chimneys, monumental gable porch supported by vinyl fluted columns with pilasters at the intersection with the home, fanlight above the main entry, rear ell, and several associated outbuildings. The home sits in the Belfast Demonstration Forest run by the park service.

Alterations:

The porch has been altered with the addition of a concrete porch floor and replacement porch supports.

Historical Information:

Home of Captain William Simpson, grandfather of South Carolina governor W.D. Simpson, who named it after his native home of Belfast, Ireland. The brick used to construct the home was made in Ireland. After its construction, Belfast housed the only post office between Laurens and Newberry.

Source of Historical Information:

Historical Map of Laurens Co., Sullivan Dunklin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Bolick, Julian. A Laurens County Sketchbook. 1973. P. 69-70.

Quadrangle Name:

Bush River

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