American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina)

Coordinates: 32°52′19″N 81°7′3″W / 32.87194°N 81.11750°W / 32.87194; -81.11750
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American Legion Hut
Hampton American Legion Hut, January 2006
American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina)
American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina) is located in the United States
American Legion Hut (Hampton, South Carolina)
LocationJct. of Hoover St. and Jackson Ave., Hampton, South Carolina
Coordinates32°52′19″N 81°7′3″W / 32.87194°N 81.11750°W / 32.87194; -81.11750
Arealess than one acre
Built1933 (1933)
Architectural styleLog Cabin
NRHP reference No.00001235[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 27, 2000

American Legion Hut is a historic clubhouse located at Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1933, and is a one-story, T-shaped cypress log building with a truss roof. The Hut was constructed as, and continues to be a meeting hall for the Hampton American Legion Post 108 as well as serving as a site for civic and social events. Local workers built the Hut supported by funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Great Depression.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mildred Rivers (May 1999). "American Legion Hut" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "American Legion Hut, Hampton County (Hoover St. & Jackson Ave., Hampton)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 4, 2018.