Sumter County Courthouse (South Carolina)

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Sumter County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sumter County Courthouse
Sumter County Courthouse
Location: Sumter, South Carolina
Coordinates: 33°55′28″N 80°20′29″W / 33.92444, -80.34139Coordinates: 33°55′28″N 80°20′29″W / 33.92444, -80.34139
Built/Founded: 1907
Architect: William Augustus Edwards; Frank C. Walter
Architectural style(s): Beaux Arts
Added to NRHP: June 16, 2004
NRHP Reference#: 04000619

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MPS: Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
Governing body: Local

The Sumter County Courthouse, built in 1907, is an historic courthouse located at 141 North Main Street in the city of Sumter in Sumter County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Beaux Arts 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.[2] It was built in an I-shape. In the early 1960s it was enlarged and remodeled. On June 16, 2004, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
  3. ^ South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Sumter County Courthouse

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