Sumter Historic District

Sumter Historic District
Sumter Historic District, April 2007
Location Commercial area centered around Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°55′13″N 80°20′30″W / 33.92028°N 80.34167°W / 33.92028; -80.34167Coordinates: 33°55′13″N 80°20′30″W / 33.92028°N 80.34167°W / 33.92028; -80.34167
Area 35 acres (14 ha)
Architect Solomon, A.A.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 75001707[1]
Added to NRHP April 21, 1975

Sumter Historic District is a national historic district located at Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina. It encompasses 62 contributing buildings in the central business district of Sumter. It includes buildings that primarily date from 1880 to 1912. They are typical of turn-of-the-20th century commercial buildings, using materials such as pressed tin, limestone, and brick. Notable buildings include the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter Town Hall-Opera House, Lee and Moise Building, Bultman Brohters' Boots and Shoes, Bank of Sumter, and Burns Hardware.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Nenie Dixon, Mary Ann Eaddy, and Ruth Rhyne (March 1975). "Sumter Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. "Sumter Historic District, Sumter County (Sumter)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 8 September 2012. and accompanying map


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