New Brookland Historic District

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New Brookland Historic District
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New Brookland Tavern, New Brookland Historic District, January 2010
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Location Roughly bounded by Alexander Rd., Augusta, State, Spring, and Meeting Sts., West Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′34″N81°3′17″W / 33.99278°N 81.05472°W / 33.99278; -81.05472 Coordinates: 33°59′34″N81°3′17″W / 33.99278°N 81.05472°W / 33.99278; -81.05472
Area 34 acres (14 ha)
Built by Columbia Mills Co.
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 78002524 [1]
Added to NRHP October 10, 1978

New Brookland Historic District is a national historic district located at West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings in the central business district and the "mill village" sections of West Columbia. It includes commercial, institutional, and residential buildings built between 1894 and 1916 as a planned residential community for the Columbia Duck Mill. Notable buildings include the Edward W. Shull Building, Thompson Funeral Home, Brookland Fire Station, Brookland Jail, and single and double tenant houses. [2] [3]

West Columbia, South Carolina City

West Columbia is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988. It is a part of the greater Columbia, SC metropolitan statistical area.

Lexington County, South Carolina County in the United States

Lexington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 262,391, and the 2016 population estimate was 286,186. Its county seat and largest town is Lexington. The county was created in 1785. Its name commemorates the Battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Robert P. Stockton and Nancy Fox (November 1977). "New Brookland Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014.Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "New Brookland Historic District, Lexington County (West Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014.Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) and accompanying map