Winnsboro in Fairfield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cathcart-Ketchin House / Catharine Ladd

By Michael Sean Nix, December 9, 2008

1. Cathcart-Ketchin House / Catharine Ladd Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Two-sided marker]
Cathcart-Ketchin House Richard Cathcart purchased this lot from John McMaster in 1829, and it is thought he built the present federal-style house shortly thereafter. The house has had a number of owners including Priscilla Ketchin, who purchased it in 1874. The building was deeded to Fairfield County in 1969 by Ella Cathcart Wilburn and Carrie Cathcart Owings and was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Catharine Ladd Born in Virginia in 1810, playwright, poet, and educator, Catharine Stratton Ladd married George Ladd, an artist who had studied with Samuel F. B. Morse. The Ladds owned this house from 1852 until 1862. Mrs. Ladd was principal of the Winnsboro Female Institute and during the War Between the States was president of the Fairfield District Ladies' Relief Association. She died 1899 and is buried at Salem Presbyterian Church.

Erected 1979 by Fairfield County Historical Society. (Marker Number 20-14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists:

By Michael Sean Nix, December 9, 2008

2. Cathcart-Ketchin House / Catharine Ladd Marker

Reverse Side

Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers • Women.

Location. 34° 22.641′ N, 81° 5.13′ W. Marker is in Winnsboro, South Carolina, in Fairfield County. Marker is on Congress Street 0.1 miles north of Moultrie Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winnsboro SC 29180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fairfield County / Winnsboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fairfield County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town Clock (approx. ¼ mile away); James Henry Carlisle (approx. ¼ mile away); Bethel Church (approx. ¼ mile away); William Porcher Dubose (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnsboro.

Also see . . .
1. Gutsy Women. (Submitted on December 9, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)
2. Famous Americans - Catharine Ladd. (Submitted on December 9, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)

Catharine Ladd / Cathcart-Ketchin House and Marker image. Click for full size.

By Michael Sean Nix, December 9, 2008

3. Catharine Ladd / Cathcart-Ketchin House and Marker

Catharine Ladd / Cathcart-Ketchin House image. Click for full size.

By Michael Sean Nix, December 9, 2008

4. Catharine Ladd / Cathcart-Ketchin House

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