This Greek Revival house was built about 1840 for John Westfield Lide (1794-1858), a planter and state representative. The son of Maj. Robert Lide and Mary Westfield Holloway Lide, he was a member of the third graduating class at S.C. College, now the University of S.C., in 1809. He returned to Darlington District, became a planter, and expanded his holdings in the area. He represented Darlington District in the S.C. House of Representatives from 1822 to 1825 and later served as commissioner of public buildings and commissioner to approve public securities. The house features an unusual wraparound rain porch as well as Gothic Revival and Italianate architectural elements, and it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.