Walterboro Library Society Building
Walterboro Library Society Building | |
Library, HABS Photo, 1934 | |
| Location | 801 Wichman St., Walterboro, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°54′12″N 80°39′8″W / 32.90333°N 80.65222°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000767[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 14, 1971 |
Walterboro Library Society Building is a historic library building located at Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1820, and is a small, white, Federal style frame building with a side-gabled roof. The front façade features a Palladian-style door surround capped by a fanlight. The building is occupied by the Colleton County Historical Society. When Walterboro was incorporated in 1826, the town boundaries were established as "3/4 of a mile in every direction from the Walterboro Library."[2][3]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the Walterboro Historic District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Walterboro Library Society Building, Colleton County (801 Wichman St., Walterboro)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Nancy R. Ruhf (January 1971). "Walterboro Library Society Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
External links
- Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-2, "Library, Wichman Street & North Miller (moved from Fishburne Street), Walterboro, Colleton County, SC", 1 photo, 2 data pages