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

Newberry County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District, Caldwell Street Historic District, College Street Historic District, Harrington Street Historic District and Main Street Historic District.

The famous person Judge Eugene Blease is associated with one of more of the Newberry County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Newberry County places including C. C. Davis, Frank P. Milburn, James Hartwell Blease and T.E. Davis. Prominent architectural styles found in Newberry Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Greek Revival.

Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004465)

Roughly bounded by Drayton, Boundary, Charles, Terrant and Crosson Sts. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Caldwell Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004464)

Caldwell St. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davis,C. C.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

College Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004461)

College St. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davis,C. C.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Harrington Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004462)

Harrington St. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Little Mountain Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000275)

Along portions of Pomaria, Church, Main and Mountain Sts. , Little Mountain

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Main Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004463)

Roughly bounded by Harper, Summer, Douglas, Johnstone, Holman, and McMorris Sts. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Milburn,Frank P., Davis,C. C.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Newberry College Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001706)

2100 College St. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Milburn,Frank P.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing

Newberry Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001870)

Also known as See Also:Old Courthouse;Newberry Opera House

Bounded roughly by Friend, College, McKibben, and Harrington Sts. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution

Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000617)

Along sections of Main, Lindsay and Wilson Sts. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davis, T.E.

Architectural Style:

Other, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store, Theater

Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1980 - - #80003680)

Also known as See Also:Newberry Historic District

Roughly bounded by Friend, McKibben, Harrington, Lindsay and Coates Sts. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Vincent Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003688)

Vincent and Crosson Sts. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

West Boundary Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80003691)

Boundary and Jessica Sts. , Newberry

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Blease,James Hartwell

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Blease,Judge Eugene

Significant Year:

1870, 1935, 1840

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling