Lancaster Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 34°43′05″N 80°46′12″W / 34.71806°N 80.77000°W / 34.71806; -80.77000
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Lancaster Downtown Historic District
Flag in the Lancaster Downtown Historic District, July 2012
Lancaster Downtown Historic District is located in South Carolina
Lancaster Downtown Historic District
Lancaster Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Lancaster Downtown Historic District
LocationS. Main, Gay, and Catawba Sts., Lancaster, South Carolina
Coordinates34°43′05″N 80°46′12″W / 34.71806°N 80.77000°W / 34.71806; -80.77000
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.84002048[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1984

Lancaster Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It encompasses 12 contributing commercial buildings in central business district of Lancaster. The buildings date from about 1880 to 1935. It is the most intact section of Lancaster's early business area. Notable building include the United States Post Office, the Springs Block, the Farmers’ Bank and Trust Company Building, and the Bank of Lancaster/Opera House.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Suzanne Pickens Wylie; Paul Gettys; Linda VanderBroek (April 1984). "Lancaster Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Lancaster Downtown Historic District, Lancaster County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 8, 2014. and Accompanying map