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

Kershaw County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include City of Camden Historic District, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Restoration, Boykin Mill Complex and Liberty Hill Historic District and Carter Hill.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kershaw County places including Robert Mills, British Army, Burwell H. Boykin and W.B. Smith Whaley. Prominent architectural styles found in Kershaw Country are Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Georgian.

Boykin Mill Complex (added 1992 - - #92001230)

Also known as Mill Tract Plantation

8 mi. S of Camden at jct. of SC 261 and Co. Rd. 2 , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Mid 19th Century Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Commerce, Transportation, Engineering, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Department Store, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water Works

Carter Hill (added 1992 - - #92001231)

10 mi. S of Camden, E of SC 521 , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Boykin,Burwell H.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

City of Camden Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000787)

Bounded on S by city limits, on E and W by Southern RR. right-of-way, and on N by Dicey Creek Rd. , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mills,Robert, Et al.

Architectural Style:

Other, Georgian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Literature, Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Single Dwelling

Historic Camden Revolutionary War Restoration (added 1969 - - #69000170)

Also known as British Revolutionary War Fortifications

Southern area of the city, DeKalb Township , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Engineering, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

British,Military

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage, Battle Site, Fortification, Military Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Kendall Mill Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003870)

Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Kendall Lake, Lakeshore Dr., McRae Rd., and Haile St. , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Liberty Hill Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002519)

SC 97 , Liberty Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling