South Carolina - Chester County - Historic Districts
Chester County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chester Historic District, Chester Historic District (Boundary Decrease) and Chester Historic District (Boundary Increase), Colvin--Fant--Durham Farm Complex and Great Falls Downtown Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chester County places including Fred Landers, Joseph Emory Sirrine and Potter & Shackleford. Prominent architectural styles found in Chester Country are Greek Revival, Gothic and Romanesque.

Chester Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001203)
Also known as See Also:Chester Historic District (Boundary Increase);Chest
Commercial area centered around jct. of U.S. 321 and SC 72 , Chester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Greek Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Music Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Chester Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1988 - - #88000456)
Also known as See Also:Chester Historic District;Chester Historic District
Roughly along S side of Saluda St. and S of Gadsden St. , Chester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Greek Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Music Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Chester Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #87000684)
Also known as See Also:Chester Historic District;Chester Historic District
Roughly bounded by Hemphill Ave., Brawley, Saluda, and FooteSts. and along Reedy St. , Chester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Landers,Fred, Et al.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Government Office, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Government Office, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Colvin--Fant--Durham Farm Complex (added 1992 - - #92000961)
Also known as Nicholas Colvin,Jr.,House;Durham House
SC 22 E side, approx. 1 mi. W of jct. with SC 16 , Chester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Great Falls Downtown Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000588)
Dearborn St. between Church and Republic St. , Great Falls
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Potter & Shackleford, Sirrine, Joseph Emory
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
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