People's Free Library of South Carolina

People's Free Library of South Carolina is a historic library building located at Lowrys, Chester County, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1903–04, and is a small, one-story, rectangular building with a single room. The building has a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and stone foundation piers. It features a wooden wraparound porch. The building was restored in 1976, and serves as a museum and community landmark. The library operated a traveling library service from 1904 until at least 1909, perhaps the first such service in the state.[2][3]

People's Free Library of South Carolina
People's Free Library of South Carolina, April 2012
People's Free Library of South Carolina is located in South Carolina
People's Free Library of South Carolina
People's Free Library of South Carolina is located in the United States
People's Free Library of South Carolina
LocationChurch St., Lowrys, South Carolina
Coordinates34°48′16″N 81°14′29″W / 34.80444°N 81.24139°W / 34.80444; -81.24139
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)-1904
NRHP reference No.82001520[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Suzanne Pickens Wylie; John E. Wells & Reba P. Brooks (July 1982). "People's Free Library of South Carolina" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ^ "People's Free Library of South Carolina, Chester County (Church St., Lowrys)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.