South Carolina - Newberry County - Historic Districts
Newberry County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District, Caldwell Street Historic District, College Street Historic District, Harrington Street Historic District and Main Street Historic District.

The famous person Judge Eugene Blease is associated with one of more of the Newberry County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Newberry County places including C. C. Davis, Frank P. Milburn, James Hartwell Blease and T.E. Davis. Prominent architectural styles found in Newberry Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Greek Revival.

Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004465)
Roughly bounded by Drayton, Boundary, Charles, Terrant and Crosson Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Caldwell Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004464)
Caldwell St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,C. C.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
College Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004461)
College St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,C. C.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate
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
Harrington Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004462)
Harrington St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Little Mountain Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000275)
Along portions of Pomaria, Church, Main and Mountain Sts. , Little Mountain
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Main Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004463)
Roughly bounded by Harper, Summer, Douglas, Johnstone, Holman, and McMorris Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milburn,Frank P., Davis,C. C.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Newberry College Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001706)
2100 College St. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milburn,Frank P.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Newberry Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001870)
Also known as See Also:Old Courthouse;Newberry Opera House
Bounded roughly by Friend, College, McKibben, and Harrington Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000617)
Along sections of Main, Lindsay and Wilson Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis, T.E.
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store, Theater
Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1980 - - #80003680)
Also known as See Also:Newberry Historic District
Roughly bounded by Friend, McKibben, Harrington, Lindsay and Coates Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Vincent Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003688)
Vincent and Crosson Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
West Boundary Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003691)
Boundary and Jessica Sts. , Newberry
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blease,James Hartwell
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Blease,Judge Eugene
Significant Year:
1870, 1935, 1840
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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