South Harper Historic District

Historic district in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


South Harper Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

House in the South Harper Historic District, February 2012
34°29′31″N 82°00′59″W / 34.49194°N 82.01639°W / 34.49194; -82.01639
Area	32 acres (13 ha)
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Early 20th century cottages
MPS	City of Laurens MRA
NRHP reference No.	86003161^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1986

South Harper Historic District is a national historic district located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It encompasses 44 contributing buildings in a residential section of Laurens. It includes a collection of early-20th century vernacular residences and houses that range in date from the early-19th century to about 1935, with almost half having been built during the first decade of the 20th century. Architectural styles include Neo-Classical, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow. Notable dwellings include the Hix-Blackwell House (c. 1857), H. Douglas Gray House (c. 1910), Machen-Long House (c. 1905), and Gov. Robert Archer Cooper House (c. 1905).^[2]^[3]

The South Harper Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ unknown (n.d.). "South Harper Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
^ "South Harper Street Historic District, Laurens County (Laurens)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 14, 2014. accompanying map