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

Chester County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chester Historic District, Chester Historic District (Boundary Decrease) and Chester Historic District (Boundary Increase), Colvin--Fant--Durham Farm Complex and Great Falls Downtown Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chester County places including Fred Landers, Joseph Emory Sirrine and Potter & Shackleford. Prominent architectural styles found in Chester Country are Greek Revival, Gothic and Romanesque.

Chester Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001203)

Also known as See Also:Chester Historic District (Boundary Increase);Chest

Commercial area centered around jct. of U.S. 321 and SC 72 , Chester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Greek Revival, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Music Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Chester Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1988 - - #88000456)

Also known as See Also:Chester Historic District;Chester Historic District

Roughly along S side of Saluda St. and S of Gadsden St. , Chester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Greek Revival, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Music Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Chester Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #87000684)

Also known as See Also:Chester Historic District;Chester Historic District

Roughly bounded by Hemphill Ave., Brawley, Saluda, and FooteSts. and along Reedy St. , Chester

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Landers,Fred, Et al.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Government Office, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Government Office, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Colvin--Fant--Durham Farm Complex (added 1992 - - #92000961)

Also known as Nicholas Colvin,Jr.,House;Durham House

SC 22 E side, approx. 1 mi. W of jct. with SC 16 , Chester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Great Falls Downtown Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000588)

Dearborn St. between Church and Republic St. , Great Falls

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Potter & Shackleford, Sirrine, Joseph Emory

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store