Abbeville Historic District (Abbeville, South Carolina)
Abbeville Historic District is a historic district in Abbeville, South Carolina. It includes several properties listed separately in the National Register of Historic Places, including the Abbeville County Courthouse and the Abbeville Opera House. The district was listed in National Register on September 14, 1972.
Abbeville Historic District (South Carolina) | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Belmont Inn, originally the Eureka Hotel (c. 1890), on the old town square | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Seaboard Coastline RR, SR 72, Rickey, Haight, Hemphill and Haigler Sts., Abbeville, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°10′52″N 82°22′43″W |
| Built | 1786 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Includes Second Empire, Gothic Revival, Beaux-Arts, Queen Anne, Bungalow, Greek Revival, Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001183 (original) May 7, 1984 (increase) 72001579 (decrease) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1972 |
| Boundary increase | May 7, 1984 |
| Boundary decrease | September 14, 1972 |
Originally, it was roughly bounded by Seaboard Coastline RR, SR 72, Rickey, Haight, Hemphill and Haigler Sts. A 1972 decrease of area, roughly E of Magazine St., S of Whitehall St., NW along Long Branch St., W of Lemon St., N along Washington St., decreased the size of the district. According to the National Register Information System (NRIS), this decrease was approved simultaneously as the original district designation. A 1984 increase, of area roughly W along N. Main St. from Haigler to Livingston Sts., N along Greenville St., and NE on Marshall Ct., added to the district.