Historic Districts
South Carolina - Calhoun County
Calhoun County South Carolina has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buyck's Bluff Archeological Site, Fort Motte (38CL1), Fort Motte Battle Site, Calhoun County Courthouse and Cherokee Path, Sterling Land Grant.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleo Indian, Mississippian, Archaic and Woodland dating back to 9999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Calhoun County historic places including Nathanael Greene, Marion, Francis, et al., William Russell Thomson, Olin Miller Dantzler, Lawrence M. Keitt and Col. J.A. Banks.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Calhoun County places including William Augustus Edwards, W.R. Rose and William Russell Thomson. Prominent architectural styles found in Calhoun Country are Federal, Classical Revival and Colonial.

Baker, William, House (added 1978 - - #78002494)
E of Gaston off U.S. 21 , Gaston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Banks, Col. J. A., House (added 1980 - - #80003655)
Also known as Banks House
104 Dantzler St. , St. Matthews
Eastward Gypsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Historic Person:
Banks,Col. J.A.
Significant Year:
1909, 1910, 1893
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Buyck's Bluff Archeological Site (added 1979 - - #79002376)
Also known as 38CL17;Pinckney Hill
Address Restricted , St. Matthews
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Paleo Indian, Mississippian
Period of Significance:
9000-9999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Calhoun County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000561)
S. Railroad Ave. , St. Matthews
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edwards,William Augustus, Rose,W.R.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Monument/Marker
More Information:
Calhoun County Library (added 1975 - - #75001690)
Railroad Ave. , St. Matthews
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Library, Museum
More Information:
Cherokee Path, Sterling Land Grant (added 1976 - - #76001696)
5 mi. SE of St. Matthews on SC 6 , St. Matthews
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
Early American Settlement
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
More Information:
Dantzler, Col. Olin M., House (added 1973 - - #73001680)
Also known as Crutchfield House;The Magnolias
412 E. Bridge St. , St. Matthews
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Dantzler,Olin Miller
Significant Year:
1852, 1850
Area of Significance:
Military, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Fort Motte (38CL1) (added 2007 - - #07000221)
Also known as Motte, Rebecca, Mansion;Mount Joseph;Moye Plantation, 38CL1
0.75 mi. from N. end of Lang Syne Rd. , St. Matthews
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Information Potential
Historic Person:
Greene, Nathanael, Marion, Francis, et al.
Area of Significance:
Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Fortification, Military Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Forest, Outdoor Recreation
Fort Motte Battle Site (added 1972 - - #72001195)
Also known as Mount Joseph Plantation
Address Restricted , Fort Motte
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
American Revolution
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Haigler House (added 2001 - - #01001099)
Winding Brook Dr. , Cameron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Houser, David, House (added 1980 - - #80003656)
W of St. Matthews on U.S. 176 , St. Matthews
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Midway Plantation (added 1976 - - #76001694)
Also known as Midway
S of Fort Motte off U.S. 601 , Fort Motte
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomson,William Russell
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Thomson,William Russell
Significant Year:
1859, 1879, 1785
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Oakland Plantation (added 1975 - - #75001689)
S of Fort Motte off SC 26 on SR 1 , Fort Motte
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Thomson,William Sabb
Significant Year:
1800
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Prehistoric Indian Village (added 1974 - - #74001828)
Also known as Arant's Field;38CL4-Archaic-woodland site
Address Restricted , St. Matthews
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Woodland
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Puritan Farm (added 1974 - - #74001829)
Also known as Keitt-Whaley-Pearlstine House
W of St. Matthews , St. Matthews
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Keitt,Lawrence M.
Significant Year:
1825, 1820
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Ulmer-Summers House (added 1973 - - #73001679)
Old Orangeburg Rd. (SC 31) , Cameron
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Zante Plantation (added 1976 - - #76001695)
SE of Fort Motte off SC 601 , Fort Motte
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Haskell,William Elnathan
Significant Year:
1815
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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