Matson Street Historic District

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Matson Street Historic District
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House in the Matson Street Historic District, August 2012
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LocationMatson St. from Hilton to Pine Sts., Kershaw, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°32′53″N80°35′08″W / 34.54806°N 80.58556°W / 34.54806; -80.58556
Area29.2 acres (11.8 ha)
ArchitectJohnson, J. Carroll
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS Lancaster County MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002143 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1990

Matson Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings in a residential section of Kershaw. The majority of the buildings date from about 1890 to 1940, a particularly significant period of development in Kershaw. The houses are in a variety of representative architectural styles include Victorian, Queen Anne, Bungalow, American Craftsman, Colonial Revival, and Neo-Classical. Also located in the district is the First Presbyterian Church. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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. J. Tracy Power and Frank Brown, III (July 1989). "Matson Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "Matson Street Historic District, Lancaster County (Kershaw)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 1, 2014. and Accompanying map (archived)