National Register of Historic Places - South Carolina (SC), Anderson County

Anderson County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Anderson Downtown Historic District, Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) and Pendleton Historic District, Anderson College Historic District and Anderson Historic District.

The famous person Pickens, Gen. Andrew and et al. is associated with one of more of the Anderson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Anderson County places including James J. Baldwin, Joseph H. Casey and Joseph L. Casey. Prominent architectural styles found in Anderson Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque and Classical Revival.

Anderson College Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000556)

316 Boulevard Ave. , Anderson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Casey, Joseph L.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Anderson Downtown Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002372)

Also known as See Also:Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Incre

Main St. between Tribble and Market Sts. , Anderson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Performing Arts, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse

Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1987 - - #87001996)

Also known as See Also:Anderson Downtown Historic District

402 N. Main St. , Anderson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baldwin,James J., Casey,Joseph H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Unknown

Anderson Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000739)

Bounded by Hampton, Main, Franklin, McDuffie, Benson, and Fant Sts. , Anderson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Religion

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

North Anderson Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000733)

E. and W. North Ave. between Boundary St. and Mauldin Dr., including parts of Edgewood Dr. Blair St., Central Ave. , Anderson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Pelzer Manufacturing Company and Mill Village Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001718)

Portions of Lebby, Reed, Courtney, Smythe, and Anderson Streets, Pelzer

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1881-1954 AD

Pendleton Cotton Mill (added 2018 - - #100002060)

250 South Depot Street, Pendleton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Factory/Mill

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1903-1967 AD, 1903-1906 AD

Pendleton Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000560)

Also known as See Also:Ashtabula

Bounded on W by Hopewell and Treaty Oak, N by Old Stone Church, E by Montpelier, and S by town limits , Pendleton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Pickens, Gen. Andrew, et al.

Significant Year:

1789

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Commerce, Military, Communications

Cultural Affiliation:

Cherokee

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling