Great Falls Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 34°34′03″N 80°53′24″W / 34.56750°N 80.89000°W / 34.56750; -80.89000
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Great Falls Downtown Historic District
Great Falls Downtown Historic District, April 2012
Great Falls Downtown Historic District is located in South Carolina
Great Falls Downtown Historic District
Great Falls Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Great Falls Downtown Historic District
LocationDearborn St. between Church and Republic St., Great Falls, South Carolina
Coordinates34°34′03″N 80°53′24″W / 34.56750°N 80.89000°W / 34.56750; -80.89000
Area12.6 acres (5.1 ha)
ArchitectSirrine, Joseph Emory; Potter & Shackleford
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.00000588[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2000

Great Falls Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Great Falls, Chester County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings in the central business district of Great Falls. They were built between about 1910 and 1930, and consist of the buildings constructed by the Republic Textile Mills Company to provide a commercial area to meet the needs of the mill workers and their families.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sandra Scurry Varner; Elizabeth Wilson; David McKeown (February 2000). "Great Falls Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Great Falls Downtown Historic District, Chester County (Dearborn St. b/w Church & Republic Sts., Great Falls)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved March 17, 2014. and Accompanying map