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

Sumter County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rip Raps Plantation and Stateburg Historic District, Heriot--Moise House, Mayesville Historic District and Sumter Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Sumter County historic places including James McBride Dabbs and Joel Poinsett.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sumter County places including E.C. Jones and A.A. Solomon. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumter Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Gothic Revival.

Heriot--Moise House (added 1989 - - #89002149)

Also known as Ingleside

Jct. Brewington Rd. and US 401 , Sumter

Charlesinsumter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mayesville Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002395)

Irregular pattern along Lafayette St. , Mayesville

Charlesinsumter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Poinsett State Park Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000311)

Wedgefield, Wedgefield

Uviolet, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Other

Period of Significance:

1925-1974 AD

Rip Raps Plantation (added 1978 - - #78002532)

E of Sumter on SC 378 , Sumter

Charlesinsumter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Dabbs,James McBride

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Literature, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Stateburg Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000809)

Roughly bounded by US 76, SR 261 and 441 , Sumter

Shakko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones,E.C.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Poinsett,Joel

Area of Significance:

Military, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Sumter Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001707)

Also known as See Also:Sumter Town Hall--Opera House

Commercial area centered around Main and Liberty Sts. , Sumter

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Solomon,A.A.

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Single Dwelling