Spartanburg Historic District
Spartanburg Historic District is located in South Carolina
Spartanburg Historic District
Spartanburg Historic District is located in the United States
Spartanburg Historic District
LocationW. Main, Magnolia, Wall, Ezell, and Spring Sts., Spartanburg, South Carolina
100 Blk. of E. Main St., (increase)
Area7.4 acres (3.0 ha)
1.3 acres (0.53 ha) (increase)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.83002209[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1983
Boundary increaseJanuary 28, 2000

Spartanburg Historic District is a district in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina[2][3][4] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The district was expanded in 2000.[1]

History

The original district is centered on Morgan Square, which features the Daniel Morgan Monument. The district was largely built during a commercial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century that was driven by expansion of the textile industry and railroads.[2]

Architecture

Most of the buildings are two- or three-story masonry structures. The district exhibits a variety of late 19th and early 20th century commercial architecture including Italianate Commercial, Richardson Romanesque Commercial, and simpler Commercial Style architecture. Most of the buildings have retained their original facades.[2][3]

The two key structures identified in the NRHP application for the original district were the Cleveland Hotel and the Masonic Temple. The Cleveland Hotel, 178 W. Main Street, was a six-story Commercial Style building completed in 1917. After several plans to renovate it failed to come to fruition, the hotel was demolished in late 1991.[5] The Masonic Temple, 188 W. Main Street, is a three-story brick building in Neo-Classical style.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Thomason, Philip; Anne Myers; Nancy Tinker (November 16, 1982). "Spartanburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Greene, Jerri; Lou Cecil; Martin Meek (November 1988). "Arthur Spartanburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Spartanburg Historic District, Spartanburg County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ GoUpstate.com. "Hotel to come tumbling down". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.


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