East Main Street Historic District (Chesterfield, South Carolina)

East Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 20 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site reflecting the development of the town of Chesterfield from about 1798 to 1937. The district contains some of Chesterfield's finest architectural expression and includes: the John Craig House, a hall-and-parlor farmhouse with excellent Federal style woodwork; the Chesterfield Courthouse with its Second Empire cupola; and several vernacular residences with Queen Anne and bungalow influence. The Chesterfield Post Office is a brick building designed by notable government architect Louis Simon. The original Chesterfield Courthouse, reputedly burned by General William T. Sherman’s troops in 1865, was the site of one of the state's earliest secession meetings. A marker on the grounds of the current Chesterfield Courthouse commemorates that meeting. The Craig Family cemetery, containing graves of members of one of Chesterfield's founding families, also is included in the district.[2][3]

East Main Street Historic District
Chesterfield Courthouse, East Main Street Historic District, August 2012
LocationHursey Dr., E. Main and Craig Sts., Chesterfield, South Carolina
Coordinates34°44′09″N 80°04′58″W
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Builtc. 1798 (1798)
ArchitectSimon, Louis; Et al.
Architectural styleMixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
MPSChesterfield MRA
NRHP reference No.82003847[1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "East Main Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "East Main Street Historic District, Chesterfield County (Chesterfield)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014. and Accompanying map


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