Jasper County Courthouse (South Carolina)

The Jasper County Courthouse, built in 1915, is an historic courthouse located on Russell Street in the city of Ridgeland in Jasper County, South Carolina.[2][3] It was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.[4] Jasper County was created in 1912 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had, On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Jasper County Courthouse
LocationRidgeland, South Carolina
Coordinates32°29′3″N 80°59′8″W
Built1915
ArchitectWilliam Augustus Edwards; builder C.V. York
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other
MPSCourthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
NRHP reference No.81000566[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1981

See also
  • List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
  • Jasper County Courthouse (disambiguation), for other places with the same name

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Jasper County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. October 30, 1981. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. "Jasper County Courthouse, Jasper County (Russell St., Ridgeland)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. "University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-04-08.


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