Latta Downtown Historic District

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Latta Downtown Historic District
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LocationRoughly along E. and W. Main Sts., Latta, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°20′15″N79°25′57″W / 34.33750°N 79.43250°W / 34.33750; -79.43250
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS Latta MRA
NRHP reference No. 98000555 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1998

Latta Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings in the central business district of Latta. The buildings were erected between about 1895 and 1928. They include buildings that housed a variety of mercantile establishments such as grocery stores, drugstores, a hotel, two banks, and several dry goods stores concentrated in a block east of the railroad on Main Street. Notable buildings include the Parham Building, McMillan Building, Cox Building, and Kornblut's Department Store. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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. Nancy Green Brigman (December 1997). "Latta Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  3. "Latta Downtown Historic District, Dillon County (E. & W. Main Sts., Latta)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 24, 2012. and Accompanying map