Cheraw Historic District

Cheraw Historic District

Cheraw Town Hall, Cheraw Historic District, September 2006
Location Bounded by Front, Kershaw, 3rd, McIver, Cedar, Greene, Christian, and Church Sts., Cheraw, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°41′50″N 79°53′15″W / 34.69722°N 79.88750°W / 34.69722; -79.88750Coordinates: 34°41′50″N 79°53′15″W / 34.69722°N 79.88750°W / 34.69722; -79.88750
Area 600 acres (240 ha)
Built 1865 (1865)
Architectural style Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP Reference # 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 a variety 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 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.
  3. "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


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