American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina)
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American Legion Hut | |
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Hampton American Legion Hut, January 2006 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Hoover St. and Jackson Ave., Hampton, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°52′19″N 81°7′3″W / 32.87194°N 81.11750°WCoordinates: 32°52′19″N 81°7′3″W / 32.87194°N 81.11750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architectural style | Log Cabin |
| NRHP Reference # | 00001235[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 27, 2000 |
American Legion Hut is a historic clubhouse located at Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1933, and is a one-story, T-shaped cypress log building with a truss roof. The Hut was constructed as and continues to be a meeting hall for the Hampton American Legion Post 108 as well as serving as a site for civic and social events. Local workers built the Hut supported by funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Great Depression.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Mildred Rivers (May 1999). "American Legion Hut" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014.
- ↑ "American Legion Hut, Hampton County (Hoover St. & Jackson Ave., Hampton)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014.
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