South Carolina - Greenwood County
Greenwood County South Carolina has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mays, Benjamin, Birthplace, Ninety Six National Historic Site, Stony Point, Trapp and Chandler Pottery Site (38GN169) and Barratt House.

Many famous people are associated with these Greenwood County historic places including Joel Smith, Benjamin Elijah Mays, Dr. John C. Maxwell, John P. Barratt, James C. Self and Robert Gillam.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Greenwood County places including Henry Haldane, John P. Barratt, Thomas W. Cothran, Berryman & Kennedy Wilson, James C. Hemphill, Members of the congregation and Reuben Harrison Hunt. Prominent architectural styles found in Greenwood Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Gothic Revival.

Barratt House (added 1985 - - #85002382)
SC 67 & Bryan Dorn Rd. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barratt,John P.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Barratt,John P.
Significant Year:
1856, 1853
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Brooks, J. Wesley, House (added 1973 - - #73001712)
Also known as Scotch Cross House
2 mi. S of Greenwood on U.S. 25 , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Greenville Presbyterian Church (added 1998 - - #98000561)
Greenville Church Rd. , Donalds
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
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Kinard House (added 2007 - - #07000119)
227 W. Main St. , Ninety Six
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Lander College Old Main Building (added 1984 - - #84002046)
Also known as Greenwood Hall;Laura Lander Hall;Wilson Hall
Stanley Ave. and Lander St. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cothran,Thomas W., Hunt,Reuben Harrison
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
Magnolia Cemetery (added 2004 - - #04000590)
Also known as City Cemetery
416 Magnolia Ave. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Mays, Benjamin, Birthplace (added 2005 - - #98000414)
0.5 mi NW of jct. of US 179 and Scott Ferry Rd. , Epworth
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Mays, Benjamin Elijah
Significant Year:
1894
Area of Significance:
Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Moore-Kinard House (added 1983 - - #83002198)
Also known as J. M. C. Kinard House
US 178 and S-24-44 , Ninety Six
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church (added 1979 - - #79002384)
Hackett Ave. and James St. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Members of the congregation
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Ninety Six National Historic Site (added 1969 - - #69000169)
Also known as Old Ninety Six and Star Fort
2 mi. S of Ninety Six between SC 248 and 27 , Ninety Six
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Commerce, Economics, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related, Camp, Cemetery, Fortification, Road-Related, Village Site
Current Function:
Education, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Park, Parking Lot
More Information:
Old Cokesbury and Masonic Female College and Conference School (added 1970 - - #70000589)
N of Greenwood at jct. of SR 246 and 254 , Cokesbury
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Military, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Old Greenwood Cemetery (added 2002 - - #02000115)
Also known as Methodist Cemetery
503 E. Cambridge Ave. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Old Greenwood High School (added 1985 - - #85003120)
Also known as Greenwood High School
857 S. Main St. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hemphill,James C., Wilson,Berryman & Kennedy
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Self, James C., House (added 1987 - - #87002064)
Also known as Self House
595 N. Mathis St. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cothran,Thomas W.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Self,James C.
Significant Year:
1918, 1917
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Southern Railway Depot (added 2011 - - #11000731)
99 SC 34, Ninety Six
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
More Information:
Stony Point (added 1975 - - #75001700)
N of Greenwood at jct. of SC 246 and SR 39 , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Smith,Joel,et al.
Significant Year:
1829, 1818
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sunnyside (added 1978 - - #78002515)
105 Dargan Ave. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Gillam,Robert,et al.
Significant Year:
1851
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Tabernacle Cemetery (added 2008 - - #08000736)
Also known as Old Tabernacle Cemetery
Tabernacle Cemetery Rd., just E. of SC Hwy. 254 , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
The Oaks (added 2010 - - #10001040)
114 Old Puckett's Ferry Rd, Coronaca
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Trapp and Chandler Pottery Site (38GN169) (added 1986 - - #86000043)
Also known as 38 GN 169
Address Restricted , Kirksey
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Black, Art, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American Industrial
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Vance-Maxwell House (added 1982 - - #82003866)
Also known as Maxwell-Nicholson-Murphy House
158 E. Cambridge St. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Historic Person:
Maxwell,Dr. John C.
Significant Year:
1871, 1902, 1850
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Ware Shoals Inn (added 2007 - - #07001130)
1 Greenwood Ave. N. , Ware Shoals
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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