Laurens County Courthouse | |
 Laurens County Courthouse, February 2012 | |
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| Location | Laurens Courthouse Sq., Laurens, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°29′57″N82°00′52″W / 34.49929°N 82.01454°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1837-1838, c. 1858, 1911 |
| Built by | Veal, Thomas C.; Wells, Dr. John |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001214 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1972 |
Laurens County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina.
It was constructed in 1837–1838, and is a granite ashlar and brick Greek Revival style building. The original projecting porticoes in the front and rear have four Corinthian order columns and two simple pilasters. Wings were added in 1858, and in 1911 further additions were made to the wings, the windows remodeled, and the Palladian stairways added. At this time the low elliptical dome was constructed. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] It is located in the Laurens Historic District.
Laurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,139 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Laurens County.
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Laurens Historic District is a national historic district located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It encompasses 77 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in Laurens. The district includes residential, commercial, religious, and governmental buildings built between 1880 and 1940. Notable buildings include the Laurens County Courthouse, Old Methodist Church, St. Paul First Baptist Church, Public Square commercial buildings, Rosenblum's and Maxwell Bros. and Kinard Store, Provident Finance Co. and Parker Furniture, McDonald House, Augustus Huff House, Gov. William Dunlap Simpson House, and Hudgens-Harney House.
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