U.S. 221 and U.S. 76, Laurens, South Carolina. County/parish: Laurens.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 10, 1980. NRIS 80003675.
77 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Laurens Historic District is a national historic district located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It encompasses 77 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in Laurens. The district includes residential, commercial, religious, and governmental buildings built between 1880 and 1940. Notable buildings include the Laurens County Courthouse, Old Methodist Church, St. Paul First Baptist Church, Public Square commercial buildings, Rosenblum's and Maxwell Bros. and Kinard Store, Provident Finance Co. and Parker Furniture, McDonald House, Augustus Huff House, Gov. William Dunlap Simpson House, and Hudgens-Harney House.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1980 and extended in 1986.
It includes the Laurens County Courthouse, the James Dunklin House, William Dunlap Simpson House, and other properties that are separately NRHP-listed.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118998081