Since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated by architecture, history and real estate, and my job as a real estate agent has been a great way to combine all three interests.
One particular entity that I’ve found most intriguing lately is the National Register of Historic Places. According to its website, the National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
Digging a little deeper, I found that there are 81 properties and districts in Greenville County listed on the National Register. The city of Greenville is the location of 43 of these properties and districts, while the properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately. Another 4 properties in Greenville were once listed, but have since been removed.
How many of these 43 properties and districts did you know were on the list?
- Hugh Aiken House – 1 Parkside Drive
- Allen Temple A.M.E. Church – 109 Green Avenue
- American Cigar Factory – E. Court Street
- Fountain Fox Beattie House – N. Church Street
- Beth Israel Synagogue – 307 Townes Street
- Broad Margin – 9 W. Avondale Drive
- Brushy Creek – 327 Rice Street
- Carolina Supply Company – 35 W. Court Street
- Chamber of Commerce Building – 130 S. Main Street
- Christ Church (Episcopal) and Churchyard – 10 N. Church Street
- Davenport Apartments – 400-402 E. Washington Street
- T. Q. Donaldson House – 412 Crescent Avenue
- Downtown Baptist Church – 101 W. McBee Avenue
- Earle Town House – 107 James Street
- Col. Elias Earle Historic District – Earle, James, N. Main and Rutherford Streets
- East Park Historic District – Roughly bounded by East Park Avenue, Bennett Street, Harcourt Drive and Rowley Street
- First National Bank – 102 S. Main Street
- Gilfillin and Houston Building – 217-219 E. Washington Street
- Greenville County Courthouse – 130 S. Main Street
- Greenville Elks Lodge – 18 E. North Street
- Greenville Gas and Electric Light Company – 211 E. Broad Street
- Hampton-Pinckney Historic District – Hampton Avenue and Pinckney Street between Butler Avenue and Lloyd Street, and Hudson Streets and Butler and Asbury Avenues
- Imperial Hotel – 201 W. Washington Street
- Isaqueena (Gassaway Mansion) – 106 DuPont Drive
- Josiah Kilgore House – N. Church and Academy Streets
- Lanneau-Norwood House – 417 Belmont Avenue
- Mills Mill – Mills and Guess Streets
- E. W. Montgomery Cotton Warehouse – 806 Green Avenue
- Parker High School Auditorium – 900 Woodside Avenue
- Pettigru Historic District – Pettigru, Whitsett, Williams, Manly, E. Washington, Broadus, Toy and Boyce Streets
- Poinsett Hotel – 120 S. Main Street
- Reedy River Falls Historic Park and Greenway – Both banks of the Reedy River from the falls to Church Street; also roughly bounded by S. Main and Church Streets and Camperdown Way
- Reedy River Industrial District – Along the Reedy River between River Street and Camperdown Way
- Richland Cemetery – Hilly Street and Sunflower Street
- Springwood Cemetery – Main Street and Elford Street
- Stradley and Barr Dry Goods Store – 14 S. Main Street
- U. S. Post Office and Courthouse – 300 E. Washington Street
- John Wesley United Methodist Church – 101 E. Court Street
- West End Commercial Historic District – Roughly the junction of Pendleton, River, Augusta and S. Main Streets, and east along Main to Camperdown Way; also 631 S. Main Street
- Whitehall – 310 W. Earle Street
- William and Harriett Wilkins House – 105 Mills Avenue
- Working Benevolent Temple and Professional Building – Broad and Falls Streets
- C. Granville Wyche House – 2900 Augusta Road
For more information visit – National Register of Historic Places in Greenville, South Carolina