East Russell Street Area Historic District

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East Russell Street Area Historic District
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LocationAlong sections of E. Russell St. between Watson & Clarendon Sts. and along portion of Oakland Pl. Dickson & Whitman Sts., Orangeburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°29′36″N80°51′04″W / 33.49333°N 80.85111°W / 33.49333; -80.85111
Area33 acres (13 ha)
ArchitectWhittaker, Miller F.; Multiple
Architectural styleL plan
MPS Orangeburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002335 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1985

East Russell Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 55 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include residences constructed between about 1850 and 1930, and includes large, one- and two-story, frame and brick houses and smaller one-story homes occupied by servants. The houses are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. unknown (n.d.). "East Russell Street Area Historic District" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission.
  3. "East Russell Street Area Historic District, Orangeburg County (Orangeburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. and accompanying map Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine