National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester County, South Carolina


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester County, South Carolina.

Location of Chester County in South Carolina

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 4, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Catholic Presbyterian Church
 
Catholic Presbyterian Church
May 6, 1971
(#71000762)
14 miles south of Chester on South Carolina Highway 97 and County Road 355
34°35′56″N 81°02′07″W / 34.598889°N 81.035278°W / 34.598889; -81.035278 (Catholic Presbyterian Church)
Chester
2 Chester City Hall and Opera House
 
Chester City Hall and Opera House
March 30, 1973
(#73001704)
Corner of West End and Columbia Sts.
34°42′11″N 81°12′47″W / 34.703056°N 81.213056°W / 34.703056; -81.213056 (Chester City Hall and Opera House)
Chester
3 Chester Historic District
 
Chester Historic District
June 13, 1972
(#72001203)
Commercial area centered around the junction of U.S. Route 321 and South Carolina Highway 72; also roughly bounded by Hemphill Ave., Brawley, Saluda, and Foote Sts., and along Reedy St.
34°42′20″N 81°12′55″W / 34.705556°N 81.215278°W / 34.705556; -81.215278 (Chester Historic District)
Chester Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of March 15, 1988
4 Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex
 
Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex
July 30, 1992
(#92000961)
Eastern side of South Carolina Highway 22, approximately 1 mile west of its junction with South Carolina Highway 16
34°34′53″N 81°15′44″W / 34.581389°N 81.262222°W / 34.581389; -81.262222 (Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex)
Chester
5 Cornwell Inn
 
Cornwell Inn
February 18, 1994
(#94000044)
Junction of U.S. Route 321 and South Carolina Highway 205
34°36′27″N 81°10′42″W / 34.6075°N 81.178333°W / 34.6075; -81.178333 (Cornwell Inn)
Blackstock
6 Elliott House May 6, 1971
(#71000764)
North of Richburg off South Carolina Highway 901 on County Road 136
34°43′48″N 81°01′49″W / 34.73°N 81.030278°W / 34.73; -81.030278 (Elliott House)
Richburg
7 Fishdam Ford
 
Fishdam Ford
August 14, 1973
(#73001705)
Southwest of Chester off South Carolina Highway 72
34°35′45″N 81°25′20″W / 34.595833°N 81.422222°W / 34.595833; -81.422222 (Fishdam Ford)
Chester
8 Great Falls Depot
 
Great Falls Depot
November 25, 1980
(#80003664)
Republic St.
34°33′43″N 80°53′36″W / 34.561944°N 80.893333°W / 34.561944; -80.893333 (Great Falls Depot)
Great Falls
9 Great Falls Downtown Historic District
 
Great Falls Downtown Historic District
June 2, 2000
(#00000588)
Dearborn St. between Church and Republic St.
34°34′03″N 80°53′24″W / 34.5675°N 80.89°W / 34.5675; -80.89 (Great Falls Downtown Historic District)
Great Falls
10 Kumler Hall
 
Kumler Hall
January 27, 1983
(#83002190)
Lancaster and Cemetery Sts.
34°42′27″N 81°11′19″W / 34.7075°N 81.188611°W / 34.7075; -81.188611 (Kumler Hall)
Chester
11 Lando School
 
Lando School
July 1, 2009
(#09000485)
Schoolhouse Rd.
34°46′37″N 81°00′44″W / 34.7769°N 81.0122°W / 34.7769; -81.0122 (Lando School)
Lando
12 Landsford Canal
 
Landsford Canal
December 3, 1969
(#69000163)
Off U.S. Route 21
34°46′55″N 80°52′55″W / 34.781944°N 80.881944°W / 34.781944; -80.881944 (Landsford Canal)
Rowell
13 Landsford Plantation House
 
Landsford Plantation House
February 4, 1987
(#86003520)
County Road 595, ½ mile east of U.S. Route 21
34°47′04″N 80°54′43″W / 34.784444°N 80.911944°W / 34.784444; -80.911944 (Landsford Plantation House)
Richburg
14 Lewis Inn
 
Lewis Inn
May 6, 1971
(#71000763)
Northeast of Chester off South Carolina Highway 72
34°46′36″N 81°08′16″W / 34.776667°N 81.137778°W / 34.776667; -81.137778 (Lewis Inn)
Chester
15 McCollum Fish Weir
 
McCollum Fish Weir
August 28, 1974
(#74001845)
Address Restricted
Lockhart
16 McCollum Mound
 
McCollum Mound
March 23, 1972
(#72001204)
Confluence of the Broad River with Turkey Creek[6]
34°45′39″N 81°27′08″W / 34.760833°N 81.452222°W / 34.760833; -81.452222 (McCollum Mound)
Chester Also known as "Turkey Creek Mound"[4]
17 Mount Dearborn Military Reservation January 16, 2018
(#100001719)
Address Restricted
Great Falls
18 People's Free Library of South Carolina
 
People's Free Library of South Carolina
October 29, 1982
(#82001520)
Church St.
34°48′16″N 81°14′29″W / 34.804444°N 81.241389°W / 34.804444; -81.241389 (People's Free Library of South Carolina)
Lowrys
19 James Phinney House
 
James Phinney House
October 11, 2016
(#16000714)
2762 Blaney Rd.
34°45′48″N 81°07′01″W / 34.763277°N 81.117075°W / 34.763277; -81.117075 (James Phinney House)
Chester
20 Republic Theater
 
Republic Theater
November 26, 1980
(#80003665)
806 Dearborn St.
34°34′02″N 80°53′24″W / 34.567222°N 80.89°W / 34.567222; -80.89 (Republic Theater)
Great Falls

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Lane, John. My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas. Athens: U of Georgia P, 2011, 67-68.