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

Spartanburg County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Converse College Historic District, Glenn Springs Historic District, Hampton Heights Historic District and Wofford College Historic District and Converse Heights Historic District.

The famous person James Marvin Davis is associated with one of more of the Spartanburg County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Spartanburg County places including Charles Hook, Edward C. Jones, J. Frank Collins, Clarence Hix Workman and Burrell V. Hudson. Prominent architectural styles found in Spartanburg Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Apalache Mill (added 2015 - - #15000616)

Greer, Greer

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1974 AD

Converse College Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001706)

580 E. Main St. , Spartanburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hook,Charles

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Other, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Converse Heights Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001021)

Roughly parts of Clifton, Connecticut, Glendalyn, Hale, Maple, Mills, Norwood, Otis, Palmetto, Plume, Poplar, Rutledge, , Spartanburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Davis, James M., House (added 2010 - - #10000317)

2763 Old Hwy 14 S , Pelham

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Davis, James Marvin

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Duncan Park Stadium (added 2016 - - #15001009)

Spartanburg, Spartanburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1974 AD

Glenn Springs Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001526)

SC 150 and Rich Hill Rd. , Glenn Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Resort

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Hampton Heights Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002208)

Roughly bounded by Spring, Henry, Hydrick, Peronneau Sts., Hampton Dr., and Hampton Ave., (both sides) , Spartanburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Hurricane Tavern (added 2001 - - #01000755)

Also known as Workman Farm

4101 SC 101 , Woodruff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Workman, Clarence Hix, Hudson, Burrell V.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Department Store, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage

Pacolet Mills Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001207)

Roughly bounded by Brewster, Millikin, Walker, Montgomery & Moore Sts. & Granite Ave. , Pacolet

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Collins, J. Frank

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Spartanburg Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002209)

W. Main, Magnolia, Wall, Ezell, and Spring Sts. , Spartanburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Restaurant, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business

Spartanburg Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2000 - - #00000019)

100 Blk. of E. Main St. , Spartanburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Wofford College Historic District (added 1974 - - #74001879)

Wofford College campus , Spartanburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones,Edward C.

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College