Spartanburg Historic District

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]

Spartanburg Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	W. Main, Magnolia, Wall, Ezell, and Spring Sts., Spartanburg, South Carolina 100 Blk. of E. Main St., (increase)
Area	7.4 acres (3.0 ha) 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) (increase)
Architectural style	Early Commercial, Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	83002209[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1983
Boundary increase	January 28, 2000

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]

Gallery

• Spartanburg Historic District
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  Kress and Montgomery Ward buildings
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  Aug. W. Smith Building
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  101 East Main Street
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  Palmetto Building
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  Greenewald's Building
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  117-121 West Main Street
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  135 West Main Street
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  137-145 West Main Street
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  148-156 West Main Street
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  155 West Main Street
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  Waterworks building
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  Masonic Temple and Cantrell Wagon building
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  114-116 Magnolia Street
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  T.O. Monk buildings

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Thomason, Philip; Anne Myers; Nancy Tinker (November 16, 1982). "Spartanburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
3. Greene, Jerri; Lou Cecil; Martin Meek (November 1988). "Arthur Spartanburg Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
4. "Spartanburg Historic District, Spartanburg County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
5. GoUpstate.com. "Hotel to come tumbling down". GoUpstate.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.