Sumter Historic District
Appearance
Sumter Historic District | |
Location | Commercial area centered around Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°55′13″N 80°20′30″W / 33.92028°N 80.34167°W |
Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
Architect | Solomon, A.A. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 75001707[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 21, 1975 |
Sumter Historic District is a national historic district located at Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina. It encompasses 62 contributing buildings in the central business district of Sumter. It includes buildings that primarily date from 1880 to 1912. They are typical of turn-of-the-20th century commercial buildings, using materials such as pressed tin, limestone, and brick. Notable buildings include the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter Town Hall-Opera House, Lee and Moise Building, Bultman Brothers' Boots and Shoes, Bank of Sumter, and Burns Hardware.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Nenie Dixon; Mary Ann Eaddy & Ruth Rhyne (March 1975). "Sumter Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "Sumter Historic District, Sumter County (Sumter)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 8, 2012. and accompanying map
Categories:
- Romanesque Revival architecture in South Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in South Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Sumter County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, South Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Pee Dee South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs