South Carolina - Cherokee County - Historic Districts
Cherokee County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Kings Mountain State Park Historic District, Limestone Springs Historic District and Victor Cotton Oil Company Complex.

The famous person Sevier, John and et al. is associated with one of more of the Cherokee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cherokee County places including Henry (NPS) Howser, Mead & White Mckim, Civilian Conservation Corps, Ramus Wadkins and Jubilee Lovelace. Prominent architectural styles found in Cherokee Country are Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Cowpens National Battlefield (added 1966 - - #66000072)
Also known as The Cowpens;Hannah's Cowpens;Cowpens Battleground
2 mi. E of Chesnee at jct. of SC 11 and 110 , Chesnee
Urdangaray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Battle Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Park, Single Dwelling
Gaffney Commercial Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000602)
Roughly N. Limestone St. between Cherokee Ave. and E. Meadow St. , Gaffney
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Gaffney Residential Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000601)
Roughly bounded by Floyd Baker Blvd., Johnson and Thompson Sts., Rutledge and Fairview Aves., and Limestone St. , Gaffney
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Hicks, Zeno, House (added 1989 - - #89000002)
Also known as McKinney--Hicks Homeplace
US 221 and Mill Gap Rd. , Chesnee
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wadkins,Ramus, Lovelace,Jubilee
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Kings Mountain National Military Park (added 1966 - - #66000079)
NW of Bethany on SC 161 , Bethany
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mckim, Mead & White, Howser, Henry (NPS)
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Sevier, John, et al.
Significant Year:
1803, 1941, 1780
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Museum, Park, Single Dwelling
Kings Mountain State Park Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000185)
1277 Park Rd. , Blacksburg
Uviolet, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park
Limestone Springs Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000597)
Also known as See Also:Winnie Davis Hall
O'Neal St. extension and Limestone College campus , Gaffney
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Industry, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Extractive Facility, Hotel, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Victor Cotton Oil Company Complex (added 2000 - - #86000596)
W side of Frederick St. between Hill and Johnson Sts. , Gaffney
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Unknown
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