Cheraw Historic District
Cheraw Historic District | |
![]() Cheraw Town Hall, Cheraw Historic District, September 2006 | |
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Location | Bounded by Front, Kershaw, 3rd, McIver, Cedar, Greene, Christian, and Church Sts., Cheraw, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°41′50″N 79°53′15″W / 34.69722°N 79.88750°WCoordinates: 34°41′50″N 79°53′15″W / 34.69722°N 79.88750°W |
Area | 600 acres (240 ha) |
Built | 1865 |
Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
NRHP reference No. | 74001844[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1974 |
Cheraw Historic District is a national historic district located at Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 39 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in Cheraw. Located within the district are varieties of architectural styles that include the early frame homes of the 1800s (often called upcountry farmhouses, or essentially I-House in type), antebellum structures with Classical Revival details and Greek Revival porticos, and Victorian houses from the turn of the 20th century. The district also includes several churches, a cemetery, and the towns’ original boundary markers dating from 1766. Notable buildings include Town Hall, First Presbyterian Church, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Chicola Club / Brady's Restaurant, First Federal Savings, Robert Smalls, Dizzy Gillespie and Loan, B.C. Moore and Sons, Coulter Memorial Academy Building, and Godfrey House. Located in the district is the separately listed St. David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Ann Eaddy; Vicki Funderburk; Sarah Spruill (August 1974). "Cheraw Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Cheraw Historic District, Chesterfield County (Cheraw)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014. and Accompanying map Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Media related to Cheraw Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Pee Dee South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs