South Carolina - Bamberg County
Bamberg County South Carolina has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Woodlands, Bamberg Historic District, Bamberg, Gen. Francis Marion, House, Cal Smoak Site and Rivers Bridge State Park.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic and Woodland dating back to 7999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Bamberg County historic places including William Gilmore Simms, Gen Francis Marion Bamberg and Elizabeth Evelyn Wright.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bamberg County places including Sayre & Baldwin, Louis A. Simon, D.H. Woodward and T.N. Lacy. Prominent architectural styles found in Bamberg Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival.

American Telephone and Telegraph Company Building (added 1999 - - #99000815)
Also known as Southern Bell Telephone Building
124 N. Palmetto Ave. , Denmark
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Woodward, D.H., Lacy, T.N.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Bamberg City Hall (added 2005 - - #05001099)
3069 Main Hwy , Bamberg
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sayre & Baldwin
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Correctional Facility, Fire Station, Library, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Bamberg Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002184)
E. Railroad Ave., 2nd, Midway, Elm, Cannon, N. Carlisle, and Church Sts. , Bamberg
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Bamberg Post Office (added 2007 - - #07000074)
11955 Heritage Hwy. , Bamberg
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon, Louis A., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
Bamberg, Gen. Francis Marion, House (added 1976 - - #76001692)
Also known as Bamberg House
N. Railroad Ave. and N. Carlisle St. , Bamberg
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Bamberg, Gen Francis Marion
Significant Year:
1869
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Cal Smoak Site (added 1986 - - #86000042)
Also known as 38BM4
Address Restricted , Bamberg
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Woodland
Period of Significance:
7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Copeland House (added 1991 - - #91001494)
SC Secondary Rd. 389, .3 mi. S of jct. with SC 64 , Ehrhardt
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Cemetery
More Information:
Denmark High School (added 2001 - - #01000297)
Also known as Old Denmark High School
N. Palmetto Ave. , Denmark
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Mizpah Methodist Church (added 2000 - - #00001531)
Also known as Mizpah United Methodist Church
Jct. of US 301 and S-5-31 , Olar
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Rivers Bridge State Park (added 1972 - - #72001187)
6 mi. SW of Ehrhardt , Ehrhardt
Ffuhr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Voorhees College Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003830)
Voorhees College Campus , Denmark
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Wright, Elizabeth Evelyn
Significant Year:
1904, 1929, 1897
Area of Significance:
Black, Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
Woodlands (added 1971 - - #71000742)
Also known as William Gilmore Simms Estate
3 mi. S of Bamberg on SC 78 , Bamberg
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Simms,William Gilmore
Significant Year:
1867, 1870, 1836
Area of Significance:
Literature
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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