Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District

Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District
Location Turnbull Ave., Everglades Dr., Navy Way, and portions of Hobson Ave. and Blackstop Dr., North Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°52′08″N 79°58′09″W / 32.86889°N 79.96917°W / 32.86889; -79.96917
Area 69.9 acres (28.3 ha)
Built 1898 (1898)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School
NRHP Reference # 07000100[1]
Added to NRHP March 2, 2007

Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District is a national historic district located at the former Charleston Naval Shipyard in North Charleston, South Carolina. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object. The site represents development of the upper echelon of senior military housing, support structures, sports facilities and recreational landscape features from 1901 through 1945. The buildings reflect late Victorian and early-20th century eclectic designs including the Italianate, Neo-Classical, Italian Renaissance Revival, Colonial Revival, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) designed Panama House style.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Hampton Tucker and Katherine Grandine, John Laurens and Leigh Scott (October 2006). "Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District, Charleston County (North Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01. and accompanying map


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