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McLaurin House

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This Italianate-style house in the rural outskirts of Clio was constructed in 1880 on the site of a former house that was built around 1800. The property originally belonged to David Stewart, a farmer and early settler along the Little Pee Dee River. After his death in 1811, the farmhouse and 1,800 acres of farmland passed to his wife, Celia. Celia sold the house and its surrounding property to John L. McLaurin in 1837.

McLaurin House

Bill Fitzpatrick of Taylors 2012, © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

McLaurin had two sons, both of whom were active in South Carolina politics. His son John Bethea McLaurin, a planter and a physician, inherited this property. The younger John McLaurin served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. Years after his return, he built a new house on the site of the old one left to him by his father. He was elected as a representative in the South Carolina legislature in 1882.

McLaurin utilized some elements of the original house when building his home and even attached the former kitchen building to the new house. He eventually left the home to his son, Dr. John Laughlin McLaurin, and it remains in the McLaurin family.

The McLaurin House is listed in the National Register, which adds the following:

The McLaurin House is an excellent example of Italianate architecture. It was constructed ca. 1880 by John B. McLaurin on the site of an earlier structure. A two-story clapboard frame structure, the house features a truncated hip roof with a balustraded deck. The front façade is dominated by a one-story porch with balustrade and decorative brackets. The center bay projects slightly forward and its doorway features rounded sidelights and transom with ruby colored glass. Symmetrical in plan, the house features such embellishments as multi-bracketed gables and eaves, octagonal bays with crowning balustrades, decorative finials, decorative moldings with diamond motif, and a balustraded widow’s walk. The house is surrounded by a picket fence constructed ca. 1880. There are also several outbuildings of undetermined ages located on the property.

Plan Your Trip: McLaurin House

Where is McLaurin House located?
Address: Laurin Willis Road, Clio, SC 29525
GPS Coordinates: 34.599302,-79.516763
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    1. Marco Polo says

      February 24, 2021 at 10:31 AM

      My great-great-great-grandmother Rebecca’s (last name Dimery, husband’s last name was McLaurin) family lived here on the land. Any info on them? They were black people.

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    2. Lila McLaurin Konecny says

      October 13, 2019 at 9:20 PM

      My cousin Monnie lives there and she and her family restore it as they can; however, to answer the graves question, I believe all McLaurin graves are in Red Bluff and I know of no formal graveyard on the 1,100 acres.

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    3. Monnie McLaurin English says

      February 12, 2019 at 11:20 AM

      I currently live in this home as I am formerly a McLaurin before marriage in 1991. My husband and I have been restoring the home for the past 20 years and still have work to do!

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      • SC Picture Project says

        February 13, 2019 at 2:54 PM

        How wonderful, what a gorgeous home you have! We would love to see any photos or stories you may think would make good additions to the page. Thanks for reaching out, our email address is share@scpictureproject.org if you are interested, we would love to hear from you!

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    4. RODNEY SEXTON says

      January 9, 2019 at 2:48 PM

      I used to live in Bennettsville, SC 31 years ago! I hated Bennettsville but I was only 19 & 20 at the time I lived there. I do have a question, is the McLaurin House still open today?

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      • SC Picture Project says

        January 9, 2019 at 4:23 PM

        The McLaurin House is still there but is a private residence.

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    5. James L Covington says

      December 29, 2018 at 6:34 AM

      A favorite destination of mine while growing up in Clio. Wonderful memories of the McLaurin family and especially of adventures spent with Billy. My grandmother being a McLaurin makes the ties even closer.

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    6. Adrienne Fuller says

      March 20, 2016 at 5:46 PM

      I would love to take pictures of the grave sites on this property.

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