Orangeburg, also known as The Garden City, is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2010 United States Census and declined to 12,704 in the 2020 census. The city is located 37 miles southeast of Columbia, on the north fork of the Edisto River.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church building at 310 Green in Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a one-story, brick Romanesque Revival-style church building. It features a prominent corner tower.
Southern Railway Passenger Depot, also known as Branchville Depot, is a historic train station located at Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1877 by the Southern Railway. It is a one-story, brick building with a stucco finish and hipped roof. It was the site of a speech given by President-elect William Howard Taft in 1909.
Willow Consolidated High School, also known as Norway Junior High School and Norway Middle School, is a historic high school building located at Norway, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a one-story, "T" shaped brick veneer building with an auditorium located at the rear. It has a gable-on-hip roof with projecting cross gables at the center and ends of the building's façade. Also on the property is a separate frame agriculture building (1940). The school closed in the late 1980s.
Springfield High School is a historic high school complex located at Springfield, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1928–1929, and is a two-story, brick high school building with a projecting central and end pavilions. Also on the property are the contributing gymnasium building (1938) and Springfield Graded School Annex.
Hodge Hall is a historic academic building located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1928 in the Palladian style. It is a two-story, nine nay, brick building with a full basement, a flat roof and a parapet. The front facade features a flat-roofed portico with paired fluted columns and pilasters. The building has two large, modern brick rear additions.
Lowman Hall is a historic academic building located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1917, and is a three-story, hip roofed, brick building, with projecting end pavilions. The front façade features a one-story, tetrastyle Ionic order portico. It was originally used as a men's dormitory.
Dukes Gymnasium is a historic gymnasium located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, brick building with a full basement and a gable on hip roof. The front façade features a five-bay brick arcade. It is the home venue for the South Carolina State Bulldogs women's volleyball team. Intramural Men's Basketball Scoring Record is held by Antonio D. Coleman. Coleman scored 63 points in the semifinals overtime lost to SC/GA Connect. The game ended on a last second buzzer beater three pointer from Kevin Mack. The game has been heralded as one of the greatest games to be played Dukes Gymnasium ever.
South Carolina State College Historic District is a national historic district located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object at the core of the historically black university. They were constructed between 1917 and 1950, and include a variety of architectural styles including Classical Revival and International Style. Notable buildings include the separately listed Hodge Hall and Lowman Hall, along with Home Management House, Mechanical Industries Hall, and Wilkinson Hall. Also on the campus, but located outside the district, is Dukes Gymnasium.
Amelia Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include residences constructed between 1890 and 1929, and distinguished by large, two-story, frame houses with Victorian decorative woodwork.
Treadwell Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 39 contributing buildings in an African American residential section of Orangeburg. They include one-story, weatherboard frame dwellings dated between about 1890 and 1930. The houses are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Victorian and Bungalow.
Orangeburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings in the central business district of Orangeburg. It includes a variety of commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings built between about 1883 and 1925. Notable buildings include St. Paul's Methodist Church, U. S. Post Office, Blythewood Building, Orangeburg City Hall, and Fire Department Headquarters.
Enterprise Cotton Mills Building, also known as Zeus Industrial Products, is a historic cotton mill located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1896–1897, and is a four-story, 17 bay by 7 bay, brick building with a five-story tower. Attached to the main building is a two-story brick engine room and a one-story brick boiler room.
Orangeburg County Fair Main Exhibit Building is a historic county fair exhibition hall and grandstand located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1911, and is a one-story, rectangular, frame building. It sits on an open, brick pier foundation and has shiplap siding and a low-pitched gable roof.
The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.
Tingley Memorial Hall is a historic academic building located on the campus of Claflin University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, brick Classical Revival style building. The hipped and gable roof is topped by an octagonal cupola. The buildings serves as the main building on the Claflin College campus.
Great Branch Teacherage, also known as Great Branch Rosenwald School Teacherage, is a historic home and teacherage located near Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1924–1925, was part of the Great Branch School Rosenwald school complex. It is a one-story, three-room, frame building with a lateral gable roof. It is the only remaining building from the Great Branch School complex, which closed in 1954.
St. Julien Plantation is a historic plantation complex located near Eutawville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The plantation house was built about 1854, and is a two-story, L-shaped, vernacular farmhouse with Italianate influences. It features a low-pitched hipped roof with projecting eaves and a bracketed cornice. Also on the property are the contributing log cotton warehouse, board and batten kitchen, Carpenter Gothic mule barn, smokehouse, garage, storage building, and several wood frame farm buildings.
Cattle Creek Campground, also known as Cattle Creek United Methodist Church and Campground, is a historic camp meeting ground that is now a national historic district located near Rowesville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 37 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It was founded in 1786, although this date has been challenged. The campground burned in 1898 and was rebuilt. Another fire in 2017 destroyed 15 "tents," which were again rebuilt. It includes 36 cabins, called “tents,” arranged in a wide semi-circle. They are located around an open, 56 feet by 81 feet, pavilion structure known as the “stand” or “tabernacle.” Also located on the property is a cemetery. It is one of three remaining Methodist campgrounds in South Carolina.
