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

Dorchester County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Middleton Place, Ashley River Historic District, Indian Fields Methodist Campground, St. Paul Camp Ground and Summerville Historic District.

The famous person Arthur Middleton is associated with one of more of the Dorchester County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Dorchester Country are Colonial, Georgian and Italianate.

Ashley River Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001514)

Also known as See Also:72001198;66000701;69000165;71000755;83003831

Roughly, along the Ashley R. from just E of SC 165 to the Seaboard Coast Line RR bridge , Charleston

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Italianate, Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Garden, Natural Feature, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Indian Fields Methodist Campground (added 1973 - - #73001707)

Also known as Indian Fields

About 4 mi. NE of St. George on SC 73 , St. George

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

Middleton Place (added 1971 - - #71000770)

SE of Summerville on SC 6l , Summerville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial

Historic Person:

Middleton,Arthur

Significant Year:

1787, 1742

Area of Significance:

Science, Politics/Government, Education, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Plaza, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Plaza, Single Dwelling

St. Paul Camp Ground (added 1998 - - #98000424)

Also known as St. Paul AME Camp Ground

940 St. Paul Rd. , Harleyville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Summerville Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001701)

Roughly bounded by S. Railroad Ave., Magnolia, Main Sts. and town boundary , Summerville

Lkeadle, CC BY 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Science, Conservation, Transportation, Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Literature, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling