The JOHN M.WOLFE HOUSE circa1895

In 1812 Lot #95 Old Town was purchased by Patrick Ward for 30 shillings. The lot was owned by the Ward family until 1891. That year James Ward heirs sold it to John Forlaw for $100. Forlaw, in turn, sold it to John M. Wolfe. The home remained in the Wolfe family until late 1990.

Many Beaufort locals remember this home as “the Swain house” due to Mamie Wolfe’s marriage to Lynn Swain.