Calhoun County Library


Calhoun County Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Calhoun County Library, November 2012
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Location	Railroad Ave., St. Matthews, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°40′1″N 80°46′28″W / 33.66694°N 80.77444°W / 33.66694; -80.77444Coordinates: 33°40′1″N 80°46′28″W / 33.66694°N 80.77444°W / 33.66694; -80.77444
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1877 (1877), 1949
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	75001690^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 29, 1975

Calhoun County Library is a historic library building located at St. Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina. It was built about 1877, and is a one-story, medium-gabled white clapboard structure in the Greek Revival style. It was originally built as a residence, but was adapted for use as a county library in 1949. The front façade features a three-bay, square-columned entrance porch, with smaller porches of similar design on the flanking wings. The library is one of St. Matthews' oldest buildings.^[2]^[3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Calhoun County Library, Calhoun County (Railroad Ave., St. Matthews)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
↑ Hunter V. Moss and Jeanne W. Ulmer (December 1974). "Calhoun County Library" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

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