City of Camden Historic District

Historic district in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


City of Camden Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Kershaw County Courthouse, November 2004
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Location	Bounded on S by city limits, on E and W by Southern RR. right-of-way, and on N by Dicey Creek Rd., Camden, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°15′16″N 80°36′21″W / 34.25444°N 80.60583°W / 34.25444; -80.60583
Area	1,794 acres (726 ha)
Built	1813 (1813)
Architect	Robert Mills
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Georgian, Raised cottage
NRHP reference No.	71000787
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1971

City of Camden Historic District is a national historic district located at Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, 2 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects in Camden. The district is mostly residential but also include public buildings, a church, and a cemetery. Camden's architecture is classically inspired and includes examples of Federal, Greek Revival, and Classical Revival, in addition to cottage-type, Georgian, Charleston-type with modifications, and mansion-type houses. Several of the city's buildings were designed by architect Robert Mills. Notable buildings include the Kershaw County Courthouse (1826), U.S. Post Office, Camden Opera House and Clock Tower, Camden Powder Magazine, Trinity United Methodist Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Gov. Fletcher House, Greenleaf Villa (Samuel Flake House), The First National Bank of Camden, and the separately listed Bethesda Presbyterian Church and Kendall Mill.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Nancy R. Ruhf (February 1971). "City of Camden Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
"Camden Historic District, Kershaw County (Camden)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 7, 2014. and Accompanying map Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-13-9, "Kershaw County Courthouse, Broad & King Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC", 3 photos, 2 data pages
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-331, "Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Dekalb & Market Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC", 5 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-338, "Kamchatka, Kirkwood Lane, Camden, Kershaw County, SC", 5 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-337, "Horsebranch Hall, Kirkwood Lane, Camden, Kershaw County, SC", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-335, "Greenleaf Villa, 1307 Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-626, "First National Bank of Camden, Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-13-8, "Baron Dekalb Monument, North Dekalb & Market Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC", 1 photo, 2 data pages

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