Calhoun County Courthouse (South Carolina)

The Calhoun County Courthouse, built in 1913, is a historic courthouse located in the city of St. Matthews in Calhoun County, South Carolina.[2] It was designed in the Colonial 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.[3] Calhoun County was created in 1908 and this is its first and only courthouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[4]

For other uses, see Calhoun County Courthouse (disambiguation).
Calhoun County Courthouse
Location902 F R Huff Dr.,
St. Matthews, South Carolina
Coordinates33.6634°N 80.7789°W / 33.6634; -80.7789
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1913
Built byW.R. Rose
ArchitectWilliam Augustus Edwards
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSCourthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
NRHP reference No.81000561[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1981

See also
  • List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Calhoun County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  4. "Calhoun County Courthouse, Calhoun County (S. Railroad Ave., St. Matthews)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 9 June 2012.


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