Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
South Carolina - Oconee County
Oconee County South Carolina has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ellicott Rock, Newry Historic District, Oconee State Park Historic District, Oconee Station and Richards House and Pendleton Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Oconee County historic places including Pickens, Gen. Andrew, et al. and Pleasant Alexander.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Oconee County places including Whaley,W.B.S., et al., Andrew Ellicott, Bangs,Anson, & Co., Edwards & Walter, Grandy & Jordan and John Kaufmann. Prominent architectural styles found in Oconee Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Alexander-Hill House (added 1972 - - #72001216)
About 10 mi. N of Seneca off SC 183 , Seneca
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Alexander, Pleasant
Significant Year:
1831
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Ellicott Rock (added 1973 - - #73001722)
N of Walhalla off SC 107 , Walhalla
Darkspots, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
archives document
Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College (added 2012 - - #12000942)
298 S. Poplar St., Seneca
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
More Information:
archives document
Keil Farm (added 1998 - - #98000557)
178 Keil Farm Rd. , Walhalla
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Long Creek Academy (added 1987 - - #87002059)
CR 14 , Long Creek
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
McPhail Angus Farm (added 2007 - - #07000396)
Also known as Tokeena Angus Farms
320 Coyote Ln. , Seneca
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Newry Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003897)
Broadway, River Ridge Rd., South, Branch, and Palmetto Aves. , Newry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Whaley,W.B.S., et al.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Oconee County Cage (added 1982 - - #82001523)
Also known as Jail on Wheels
Church St. , Walhalla
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Oconee County Courthouse (added 2016 - - #16000715)
Walhalla, Walhalla
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1956-1956 AD
Oconee County Jail (added 1989 - - #82001524)
Short St. , Walhalla
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Oconee State Park Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000618)
624 State Park Rd. , Mountain Rest
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, 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
More Information:
archives document
Oconee Station and Richards House (added 1971 - - #71000792)
11 mi. N of Walhalla via SC 11 and CR 95 , Walhalla
Finavon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
archives document
Old Pickens Presbyterian Church (added 1996 - - #96000380)
SC 183, .25 mi. W of Oconee--Pickens Co. Line , Seneca
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
Pendleton Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000560)
Also known as See Also:Ashtabula
Bounded on W by Hopewell and Treaty Oak, N by Old Stone Church, E by Montpelier, and S by town limits , Pendleton
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Pickens, Gen. Andrew, et al.
Significant Year:
1789
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Commerce, Military, Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
Cherokee
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Prather's Bridge (added 1978 - - #70000891)
SW of Westminster , Westminster
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Ram Cat Alley Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000289)
Ram Cat Alley and North Townville St. , Seneca
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Retreat Rosenwald School (added 2011 - - #11000676)
150 Pleasant Hill Cir., Westminster
Cyntata2672, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
archives document
Russell House (added 1988 - - #83004549)
NW of Mountain Rest on SC 28 , Mountain Rest
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Seneca Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001871)
Roughly bounded by S. First, S. Third, Townsville, and Poplar Sts. , Seneca
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Seneca Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1987 - - #87000643)
Also known as See Also:Seneca Historic District
300 S. Fairplay St. , Seneca
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Southern Railway Passenger Station (added 1976 - - #76001707)
129 Main St. , Westminster
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Health Care, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Clinic
More Information:
archives document
St. John's Lutheran Church (added 1980 - - #80003692)
Also known as St. John`s German Evangelical Church of Walhalla
301 W. Main St. , Walhalla
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kaufmann,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Stumphouse Tunnel Complex (added 1971 - - #71000793)
5 mi. N of Walhalla via SC 28 and Rte. 226 , Walhalla
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bangs,Anson, & Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Rail-Related
More Information:
archives document
Tamassee DAR School (added 2012 - - #12000289)
1925 Bumgardner Dr., Tamassee
Crimson henry, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
archives document
Walhalla Graded School (added 1992 - - #92000059)
101 E. N. Broad St. , Walhalla
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edwards & Walter, Grandy & Jordan
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
archives document
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