Spartanburg Historic District is a district in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina[2][3][4] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The district was expanded in 2000.[1]
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| Location | W. Main, Magnolia, Wall, Ezell, and Spring Sts., Spartanburg, South Carolina 100 Blk. of E. Main St., (increase) |
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| Area | 7.4 acres (3.0 ha) 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) (increase) |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial, Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002209[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1983 |
| Boundary increase | January 28, 2000 |
History
editThe original district is centered on Morgan Square, which features the Daniel Morgan Monument. The district was largely built during a commercial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century that was driven by expansion of the textile industry and railroads.[2]
Architecture
editMost of the buildings are two- or three-story masonry structures. The district exhibits a variety of late 19th and early 20th century commercial architecture including Italianate Commercial, Richardson Romanesque Commercial, and simpler Commercial Style architecture. Most of the buildings have retained their original facades.[2][3]
The two key structures identified in the NRHP application for the original district were the Cleveland Hotel and the Masonic Temple. The Cleveland Hotel, 178 W. Main Street, was a six-story Commercial Style building completed in 1917. After several plans to renovate it failed to come to fruition, the hotel was demolished in late 1991.[5] The Masonic Temple, 188 W. Main Street, is a three-story brick building in Neo-Classical style.[2]
Gallery
edit- Spartanburg Historic District
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Kress and Montgomery Ward buildings -
Aug. W. Smith Building -
101 East Main Street -
Palmetto Building -
Greenewald's Building -
117-121 West Main Street -
135 West Main Street -
137-145 West Main Street -
148-156 West Main Street -
155 West Main Street -
Waterworks building -
Masonic Temple and Cantrell Wagon building -
114-116 Magnolia Street -
T.O. Monk buildings
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Thomason, Philip; Anne Myers; Nancy Tinker (November 16, 1982). "Spartanburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Greene, Jerri; Lou Cecil; Martin Meek (November 1988). "Arthur Spartanburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ "Spartanburg Historic District, Spartanburg County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ GoUpstate.com. "Hotel to come tumbling down". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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