Calhoun County Courthouse (South Carolina)


Calhoun County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	St. Matthews, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°39′47″N 80°46′46″W / 33.66306°N 80.77944°W / 33.66306; -80.77944Coordinates: 33°39′47″N 80°46′46″W / 33.66306°N 80.77944°W / 33.66306; -80.77944
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1913
Architect	William Augustus Edwards; Builder, W.R. Rose
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Other
MPS	Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
NRHP Reference #	81000561^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 30, 1981

The Calhoun County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic courthouse located on South Railroad Avenue in the city of St. Matthews in Calhoun County, South Carolina.^[2] 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.^[3] Calhoun County was created in 1908 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had. On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Calhoun County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
↑ "Calhoun County Courthouse, Calhoun County (S. Railroad Ave., St. Matthews)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

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