Anderson Downtown Historic District (Anderson, South Carolina)

Anderson Downtown Historic District in Anderson, South Carolina originally built in the late 19th century is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1][2][3]

Anderson Downtown Historic District
Main Street
LocationMain St. between Tribble and Market Sts. (original) and 402 N. Main St., 400-420 S Main & 109 W Market Sts. (increases), Anderson, South Carolina
Coordinates34°29′50″N 82°38′59″W
Area14.5 acres (5.9 ha)
0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1870 (original) and 1924 (increase)
ArchitectBaldwin, James J.; Casey, Joseph H. (increase)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
Romanesque (original)
NRHP reference No.79002372[1] (original)
87001996[1] (increase 1)
100002525 (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1979
Boundary increasesNovember 5, 1987
May 24, 2018

The district was increased in 1987 to include a hotel building at 402 N. Main Street, and again in 2018.[1]

National Register Properties

National Register properties within the district include:[3]

  • Palmetto Building ca. 1909, 201 S. Murray Avenue (Formerly Sullivan Hardware Company Warehouse)
  • Sullivan Building c. 1881, 208 S. Main St. (Former Sullivan Hardware Store, now Sullivan's Metropolitan Grill)
  • Chiquola Condominiums c. 1888, 100 W. Whitner St. (Formerly Plaza Hotel) Courthouse Square/Plaza
  • Historic Anderson County Courthouse, c. 1898, 101 S. Main St., Courthouse Square/Plaza
  • Robert Anderson Fountain, 202 E. Greenville St. (Anderson County Museum, Formerly located in the Courthouse Square/Plaza)
  • Anderson City Hall/Police Department, 401 S. Main St.
  • First Federal Post Office Building C. 1909, 401 N. Main St.
  • Anderson County Arts Center C. 1905, 405 N. Main St.(Former Carnegie Library Building)
  • The Calhoun Historic Lofts C. Early 1920s, 402 N. Main St. (Former John C. Calhoun Hotel)

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ballard, Eric; Georgianna Graham; Kappy McNulty (January 1978). "Anderson Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. "Anderson Downtown Historic District, Anderson County (Main Street, Anderson)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

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