South Carolina - Sumter County - Historic Districts
Sumter County South Carolina (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rip Raps Plantation and Stateburg Historic District, Heriot--Moise House, Mayesville Historic District and Sumter Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Sumter County historic places including James McBride Dabbs and Joel Poinsett.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sumter County places including E.C. Jones and A.A. Solomon. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumter Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Gothic Revival.

Heriot--Moise House (added 1989 - - #89002149)
Also known as Ingleside
Jct. Brewington Rd. and US 401 , Sumter
Charlesinsumter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mayesville Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002395)
Irregular pattern along Lafayette St. , Mayesville
Charlesinsumter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Poinsett State Park Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000311)
Wedgefield, Wedgefield
Uviolet, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Other
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Rip Raps Plantation (added 1978 - - #78002532)
E of Sumter on SC 378 , Sumter
Charlesinsumter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Dabbs,James McBride
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Literature, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Stateburg Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000809)
Roughly bounded by US 76, SR 261 and 441 , Sumter
Shakko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones,E.C.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Poinsett,Joel
Area of Significance:
Military, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Sumter Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001707)
Also known as See Also:Sumter Town Hall--Opera House
Commercial area centered around Main and Liberty Sts. , Sumter
OgreBot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Solomon,A.A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Single Dwelling
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