Gaffney Commercial Historic District national historic district located at Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 41 contributing building in the central business district of Gaffney. Most of the buildings were built after 1900 and before 1930 and are primarily commercial buildings in vernacular commercial interpretations of the Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, Art Deco, and Neoclassical styles. All of the buildings are of brick construction and vary from one to four stories in height. The downtown area, which continues to be a center of Gaffney commerce, retains much of its early 20th century character.[2][3]
Gaffney Commercial Historic District | |
 Gaffney Commercial Historic District, March 2012 | |
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| Location | Roughly N. Limestone St. between Cherokee Ave. and E. Meadow St., Gaffney, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°4′20″N 81°38′50″W / 35.07222°N 81.64722°W |
| Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate, Romanesque |
| MPS | Gaffney MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000602[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Gaffney Commercial Historic District, Cherokee County (Gaffney)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ unknown (n.d.). "Gaffney Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved February 25, 2014. and Accompanying map
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