Rock Hill Downtown Historic District

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Rock Hill Downtown Historic District
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LocationRoughly, S. Oakland Ave. from S of Peoples Pl. to E. Main St., Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°55′31″N81°1′30″W / 34.92528°N 81.02500°W / 34.92528; -81.02500 Coordinates: 34°55′31″N81°1′30″W / 34.92528°N 81.02500°W / 34.92528; -81.02500
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural style Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Commercial block, Other
MPS Rock Hill MPS
NRHP reference No. 91000828 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1991

Rock Hill Downtown Historic District consists of twelve contiguous buildings built between 1870 and 1931 in downtown Rock Hill in York County, South Carolina. [2]

The twelve buildings are:

In 1931 the Old Post Office Building was moved about a block from its original site where the new Post Office now stands. The Old Post Office then served as a library, until 1974, and now serves as a private office building. It was built in 1906 and designed by James Knox Taylor, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rock Hill Downtown Historic District, York County (Rock Hill) South Carolina Department of Archives and History, accessed October 13, 2012
  3. 1 2 NRHP nomination, Paul M. Gettys, September 1990.