Bamberg Historic District

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Bamberg Historic District
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LocationE. Railroad Ave., 2nd, Midway, Elm, Cannon, N. Carlisle, and Church Sts., Bamberg, South Carolina
Area56 acres (23 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Bungalow
NRHP reference No. 83002184 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1983

The Bamberg Historic District, located in the city and county of Bamberg, South Carolina, is an important collection of over 50 mostly residential buildings. [2] [3] The homes were constructed from 1880 to 1930, and are representative of the residential neighborhoods of the period. A cemetery dating to 1852 is also in the district. The Bamberg Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Wylie, Suzanne Pickens; John Wells; Margaret Lawrence; Margaret Marion (1983). "Bamberg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  3. "Bamberg Historic District, Bamberg County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved December 5, 2012.