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.
Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, in the Piedmont 43 miles northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. The population was 10,277 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Newberry County; at one time it was called Newberry Courthouse.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Newberry County, South Carolina.
West Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of the town of Chesterfield dating from about 1858 to 1930. They include the ornate, Gothic Revival Austin-Craig House, built in 1858, and two churches, a school, and five larger residences built between 1900–1930. Many properties are of brick construction. Freedmen of the community built one of the churches in the district in 1878, and it is the only identified ecclesiastical building in Chesterfield to have survived this period. One early commercial building, now used as apartments, is also included in the historic district.
Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It encompasses nine contributing buildings in a residential section of Leesville. They were largely constructed between about 1865 and 1909, with one house built after 1910. The district includes the Gothic Revival style Leesville Methodist Church (1909) and notable Italianate and Queen Anne style residences.
Osborne Wells House is a historic home located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a brick and stucco residence consisting of a piano nobile over a raised basement. It features a projecting raised porch supported by four stuccoed brick piers. It was built by Osborne Wells, a prominent 19th century Newberry builder, planter, and brick manufacturer.
Timberhouse is a historic plantation house located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1858 by Jacob Kibler, and is a two-story, weatherboarded Greek Revival style dwelling. It features double-tiered full-width porches supported by six square wood pillars and exterior end chimneys.
Summer Brothers Stores is a historic commercial building located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built in 1898, and is a row of four one-story brick commercial buildings. The front façade features a repetitive arched arcade with small circular ventilator grilles above.
Boundary Street–Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 107 buildings, 1 site, and 1 structure in Newberry. The district includes classical and vernacular inspired upper and middle-class houses dating from 1857 to 1898. It also includes a relatively intact late-19th century mill village that surrounded the Newberry Cotton Mill (demolished).
Caldwell Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in Newberry. The district includes eight upper class residences, two churches, and a cemetery. The buildings reflect popular architectural styles from the late-19th and early-20th century including Victorian, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Gothic Revival, and Neoclassical.
Harrington Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings in Newberry. The district includes residences dating from about 1870 to 1930. They include Victorian raised cottages, a Neoclassical style mansion, and shotgun and bungalow vernacular styles.
Vincent Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings in a compact residential neighborhood of Newberry. The residences date from the late-19th and early-20th century and include notable examples of the Greek Revival and Late Victorian styles.
West Boundary Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. The district encompasses six contributing buildings and one contributing site in a residential neighborhood of Newberry. The four residences date between 1840 and 1935, and include examples of the Greek Revival, a Victorian raised cottage, and Bungalow styles.
Little Mountain Historic District is a national historic district located at Little Mountain, Newberry County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 50 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the railroad town of Little Mountain. The buildings date from about 1890 to 1950 and include residences, businesses, and other institutional buildings. They include examples of the Gothic Revival, Neo-Classical, Colonial Revival, Victorian or Queen Anne, and Bungalow styles.
Folk-Holloway House is a historic home located at Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, single pile frame I-house. It features a recessed front porch deck and freestanding columns. The house reflects Federal and Greek Revival style design elements.
Oakland Mill, also known as Oakland-Kendall Mill, is a historic textile mill complex located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. The original section was built between 1910 and 1912, with building expansion campaigns conducted from 1949 to 1950 and from 1950 to 1951. The original section reflects Romanesque Revival style design influences. The complex includes the main mill building, a one-story brick office building, a two-story brick boiler house with a brick smokestack and auxiliary building, two masonry and concrete warehouses, two wood-frame auxiliary storage buildings, a railroad spur, two water towers, and a reservoir. The mill remained in operation until the 2000s.
Hannah Rosenwald School is a historic Rosenwald school located near Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built in 1924–1925, and is a one-story, frame, three-teacher type school. The school included three classrooms, three cloakrooms, an industrial room, and an entry hall. The school was affiliated with the Hannah A.M.E. Church and closed in the 1960s.
Newberry County Memorial Hospital is a historic hospital building located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. Newberry County Hospital was built in 1924–1925, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style brick building. Upon opening, the hospital's capacity was 25 beds. It was dedicated on December 22, 1925. Additions were made to the original building about 1949. Also on there are the former Nurse's Home, the Laundry/Boiler Plant and storage buildings dating to the 1950s. On May 30, 1950, the hospital's name was changed to Newberry County Memorial Hospital to honor the men and women who served in World War II. In January 1952, the People's Hospital merged with NCMH. In 1963, the north wing was added, increasing the capacity to 72 beds. The hospital moved to a new facility at 2669 Kinard Street in May 1976 with a capacity of 102 beds.
South Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 53 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing objects in Kernersville. They include residential and commercial buildings built between about 1834 and 1930 in a variety of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style. Located in the district is the separately listed Korner's Folly. Other notable buildings include Spears House, Dr. Elias Kerner House (1857), Elias Kerner Huff House (1880), Greenfield and Kerner Tobacco Factory (1884), (former) Bank of Kernersville (1903), DeWitt Harmon's Office, Kernersville Moravian Church (1922), and Main Street United Methodist Church (1924/25).
