Orangeburg Downtown Historic District | |
Confederate Memorial, Orangeburg Downtown Historic District, November 2006 | |
Location | Russell, Broughton, Middleton, Church, Meeting, St. John, Hampton, and Amelia Sts. around public square, Orangeburg, South Carolina |
---|---|
Coordinates | 33°29′24″N80°51′49″W / 33.49000°N 80.86361°W Coordinates: 33°29′24″N80°51′49″W / 33.49000°N 80.86361°W |
Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | Orangeburg MRA |
NRHP reference # | 85002317 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1985 |
Orangeburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings in the central business district of Orangeburg. It includes a variety of commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings built between about 1883 and 1925. Notable buildings include St. Paul's Methodist Church, U. S. Post Office, Blythewood Building, Orangeburg City Hall, and Fire Department Headquarters. [2] [3]
Orangeburg, also known as The Garden City, is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2010 United States Census. The city is located 37 miles southeast of Columbia, on the north fork of the Edisto River in the Piedmont area.
Orangeburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,501. Its county seat is Orangeburg. The county was created in 1769.
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. In larger cities, it is often synonymous with the city's "financial district". Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown", but the two concepts are separate: many cities have a central business district located away from its commercial or cultural city centre or downtown.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church building at 310 Green in Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a one-story, brick Romanesque Revival-style church building. It features a prominent corner tower.
Southern Railway Passenger Depot, also known as Branchville Depot, is a historic train station located at Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1877 by the Southern Railway. It is a one-story, brick building with a stucco finish and hipped roof. It was the site of a speech given by President-elect William Howard Taft in 1909.
Donald Bruce House, also known as Middlepen Plantation, is a historic plantation home located near Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was originally built during the 18th century in downtown Orangeburg and was moved to Middlepen Plantation about 1837. The house is a two-story frame structure with a two-tiered front piazza. It was used as headquarters during the American Revolution at different times by both Governor John Rutledge and by the British commander, Lord Francis Rawdon.
Hodge Hall is a historic academic building located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1928 in the Palladian style. It is a two-story, nine nay, brick building with a full basement, a flat roof and a parapet. The front facade features a flat-roofed portico with paired fluted columns and pilasters. The building has two large, modern brick rear additions.
Lowman Hall is a historic academic building located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1917, and is a three-story, hip roofed, brick building, with projecting end pavilions. The front façade features a one-story, tetrastyle Ionic order portico. It was originally used as a men's dormitory.
Dixie Library Building is a historic library building located at Orangeburg in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a one-story, frame Classical Revival style building. It has a small rear addition, a pedimented and low-pitched gable roof, and colonnade of Tuscan order piers. The building was moved in 1912 and 1955.
Dukes Gymnasium is a historic gymnasium located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, brick building with a full basement and a gable on hip roof. The front façade features a five-bay brick arcade. It is the home venue for the South Carolina State Bulldogs women's volleyball team.
South Carolina State College Historic District is a national historic district located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object at the core of the historically black university. They were constructed between 1917 and 1950, and include a variety of architectural styles including Classical Revival and International Style. Notable buildings include the separately listed Hodge Hall and Lowman Hall, along with Home Management House, Mechanical Industries Hall, and Wilkinson Hall. Also on the campus, but located outside the district, is Dukes Gymnasium.
Amelia Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include residences constructed between 1890 and 1929, and distinguished by large, two-story, frame houses with Victorian decorative woodwork.
East Russell Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 55 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include residences constructed between about 1850 and 1930, and includes large, one- and two-story, frame and brick houses and smaller one-story homes occupied by servants. The houses are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow.
Ellis Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses eight contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include seven residences dated to the turn of the 20th century, and a two-story brick school building (1931). The houses are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Victorian and Colonial Revival.
Treadwell Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 39 contributing buildings in an African American residential section of Orangeburg. They include one-story, weatherboard frame dwellings dated between about 1890 and 1930. The houses are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Victorian and Bungalow.
Whitman Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 12 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include large, two-story frame houses constructed in the late-19th and early-20th century. The houses are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Victorian, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, and Colonial Revival.
Enterprise Cotton Mills Building, also known as Zeus Industrial Products, is a historic cotton mill located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1896-1897, and is a four-story, 17 bay by 7 bay, brick building with a five-story tower. Attached to the main building is a two-story brick engine room and a one-story brick boiler room.
Orangeburg County Fair Main Exhibit Building is a historic county fair exhibition hall and grandstand located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1911, and is a one-story, rectangular, frame building. It sits on an open, brick pier foundation and has shiplap siding and a low-pitched gable roof.
The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.
Tingley Memorial Hall is a historic academic building located on the campus of Claflin University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story, brick Classical Revival style building. The hipped and gable roof is topped by an octagonal cupola. The buildings serves as the main building on the Claflin College campus.
Great Branch Teacherage, also known as Great Branch Rosenwald School Teacherage, is a historic home and teacherage located near Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1924-1925, was part of the Great Branch School Rosenwald school complex. It is a one-story, three-room, frame building with a lateral gable roof. It is the only remaining building from the Great Branch School complex, which closed in 1954.
Cattle Creek Campground, also known as Cattle Creek United Methodist Church and Campground, is a historic church campground and national historic district located near Rowesville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 37 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It was established in 1899, and includes 36 cabins, called “tents,” arranged in a wide semi-circle. They are located around an open, 56 feet by 81 feet, pavilion structure known as the “stand” or “tabernacle.” Also located on the property is a cemetery. It is one of three remaining Methodist campgrounds in South Carolina.
|accessdate=
(help)|accessdate=
(help) and accompanying map This article about a property in Orangeburg County, South Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |