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Murrells Inlet Historic District

Coordinates: 33°33′44″N 79°1′14″W / 33.56222°N 79.02056°W / 33.56222; -79.02056
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Murrells Inlet Historic District
Murrells Inlet Historic District is located in South Carolina
Murrells Inlet Historic District
Murrells Inlet Historic District is located in the United States
Murrells Inlet Historic District
LocationOff U.S. 17, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Coordinates33°33′44″N 79°1′14″W / 33.56222°N 79.02056°W / 33.56222; -79.02056
Area585 acres (237 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80003670[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1980

Murrells Inlet Historic District is a national historic district located at Murrells Inlet, Georgetown County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 37 contributing buildings and contains a significant concentration of buildings that visually reflect the transition of the area from adjoining estates of two 19th-century rice planters into a 20th-century resort community. The district contains two antebellum houses, which are local interpretations of the Greek Revival style and a collection of early-20th-century vernacular resort buildings. Residential in character, the historic district contains approximately 19 houses. Although they exhibit some diversity, the prevalent use of wood as a building material, the large screened porches, and the setting of moss-draped trees, marshland, and piers provide a visual unity.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary Watson; John Wells; Suzanne Pickens & Mary S. Walker (n.d.). "Murrells Inlet Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Murrells Inlet Historic District, Georgetown County (Murrells Inlet)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved May 31, 2014. and accompanying map