East Home Avenue Historic District

East Home Avenue Historic District
Location Roughly, E. Home Ave. from N. Fifth St. to just E of First Ave., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°22′45″N 80°04′14″W / 34.37917°N 80.07056°WCoordinates: 34°22′45″N 80°04′14″W / 34.37917°N 80.07056°W
Area 44.3 acres (17.9 ha)
Built 1890
Architect Wilson, Charles Coker; Johnson, J. Carroll
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Renaissance
Governing body Private
MPS Hartsville MPS
NRHP Reference # 91000475[1]
Added to NRHP May 3, 1991

East Home Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 52 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a primarily residential section of Hartsville. They were constructed between about 1890 to about 1938, and is associated with the leading figures of the town’s history. Home Avenue has historically been the major residential street in Hartsville since it was laid out and landscaped in 1890. Architectural styles and influences include Renaissance Revival, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, American Craftsman, and Bungalow. Notable non-residential buildings include the First Baptist Church, Thornwell Elementary School, and Hartsville Public School. Located in the district is the separately listed John L. Hart House.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Julie Turner and J. Tracy Power (June 1990). "East Home Avenue Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "East Home Avenue Historic District, Darlington County (Hartsville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014. and Accompanying map