South Harper Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
House in the South Harper Historic District, February 2012
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Location	Both sides of S. Harper St. from 320 to 1037, Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°29′31″N 82°00′59″W / 34.49194°N 82.01639°W / 34.49194; -82.01639
Area	32 acres (13 ha)
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Early 20th century cottages
MPS	City of Laurens MRA
NRHP reference No.	86003161[1]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1986

South Harper Historic District is a national historic district located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It encompasses 44 contributing buildings in a residential section of Laurens. It includes a collection of early-20th century vernacular residences and houses that range in date from the early-19th century to about 1935, with almost half having been built during the first decade of the 20th century. Architectural styles include Neo-Classical, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. Notable dwellings include the Hix-Blackwell House (c. 1857), H. Douglas Gray House (c. 1910), Machen-Long House (c. 1905), and Gov. Robert Archer Cooper House (c. 1905).^[2][3]

The South Harper Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

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