Orangeburg Downtown Historic District

Orangeburg Downtown Historic District
Confederate Memorial, Orangeburg Downtown Historic District, November 2006
Location Russell, Broughton, Middleton, Church, Meeting, St. John, Hampton, and Amelia Sts. around public square, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°29′24″N 80°51′49″W / 33.49000°N 80.86361°W / 33.49000; -80.86361Coordinates: 33°29′24″N 80°51′49″W / 33.49000°N 80.86361°W / 33.49000; -80.86361
Area 25 acres (10 ha)
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Orangeburg MRA
NRHP Reference # 85002317[1]
Added to NRHP September 20, 1985

Orangeburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings in the central business district of Orangeburg. It includes a variety of commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings built between about 1883 and 1925. Notable buildings include St. Paul's Methodist Church, U. S. Post Office, Blythewood Building, Orangeburg City Hall, and Fire Department Headquarters.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Orangeburg Downtown Historic District" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 2014.
  3. "Orangeburg Downtown Historic District, Orangeburg County (Orangeburg)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 2014. and accompanying map


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