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

Cherokee County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Kings Mountain State Park Historic District, Limestone Springs Historic District and Victor Cotton Oil Company Complex.

The famous person Sevier, John and et al. is associated with one of more of the Cherokee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cherokee County places including Henry (NPS) Howser, Mead & White Mckim, Civilian Conservation Corps, Ramus Wadkins and Jubilee Lovelace. Prominent architectural styles found in Cherokee Country are Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Cowpens National Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000072)

Also known as The Cowpens;Hannah's Cowpens;Cowpens Battleground

2 mi. E of Chesnee at jct. of SC 11 and 110 , Chesnee

Urdangaray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Park, Single Dwelling

Gaffney Commercial Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000602)

Roughly N. Limestone St. between Cherokee Ave. and E. Meadow St. , Gaffney

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Gaffney Residential Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000601)

Roughly bounded by Floyd Baker Blvd., Johnson and Thompson Sts., Rutledge and Fairview Aves., and Limestone St. , Gaffney

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Hicks, Zeno, House (added 1989 - - #89000002)

Also known as McKinney--Hicks Homeplace

US 221 and Mill Gap Rd. , Chesnee

Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wadkins,Ramus, Lovelace,Jubilee

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Kings Mountain National Military Park (added 1966 - - #66000079)

NW of Bethany on SC 161 , Bethany

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mckim, Mead & White, Howser, Henry (NPS)

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Sevier, John, et al.

Significant Year:

1803, 1941, 1780

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Museum, Park, Single Dwelling

Kings Mountain State Park Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000185)

1277 Park Rd. , Blacksburg

Uviolet, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civilian Conservation Corps, et.al.

Architectural Style:

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

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park

Limestone Springs Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000597)

Also known as See Also:Winnie Davis Hall

O'Neal St. extension and Limestone College campus , Gaffney

BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Industry, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Extractive Facility, Hotel, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Victor Cotton Oil Company Complex (added 2000 - - #86000596)

W side of Frederick St. between Hill and Johnson Sts. , Gaffney

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Unknown