Dillon County Courthouse

The Dillon County Courthouse, built in 1911, is a historic courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in the city of Dillon in Dillon County, South Carolina.[2][3] It was designed in the Classical 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.[4] Dillon County was created in 1910 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had. On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is located in the Dillon Downtown Historic District.

Dillon County Courthouse
LocationDillon, South Carolina
Coordinates34°25′5″N 79°22′32″W
Built1911
Built byJ. A. Jones
ArchitectWilliam Augustus Edwards
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCourthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
NRHP reference No.81000564[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. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Dillon County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. 1981. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. "Dillon County Courthouse, Dillon County (301 West Main St., Dillon)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. "University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-04-08.


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