The York County Courthouse, built in 1914, is an historic courthouse located at West Liberty and South Congress streets in the city of York in York County, South Carolina.[2][3] It was designed in the Classical Revival 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.[4] On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
York County Courthouse | |
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Location | York, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°59′38″N 81°14′33″W / 34.9940°N 81.2426°W |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | William Augustus Edwards |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR |
NRHP reference No. | 81000700[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 30, 1981 |
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "York County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ a b "York County Courthouse, York County (W. Liberty & S. Congress Sts., York)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
External links
edit- York County government website
- National Register listings for York County
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on York County Courthouse
- University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
- Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 courthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages
See also
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