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Laurens County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Laurens County Courthouse, February 2012
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Location	Laurens Courthouse Sq., Laurens, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°29′57″N 82°00′52″W / 34.49929°N 82.01454°W / 34.49929; -82.01454
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1837 (1837)-1838, c. 1858, 1911
Built by	Veal, Thomas C.; Wells, Dr. John
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	72001214
Added to NRHP	June 19, 1972

Laurens County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina.

History

It was constructed in 1837–1838, and is a granite ashlar and brick Greek Revival style building. The original projecting porticoes in the front and rear have four Corinthian order columns and two simple pilasters. Wings were added in 1858, and in 1911 further additions were made to the wings, the windows remodeled, and the Palladian stairways added. At this time the low elliptical dome was constructed.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located in the Laurens Historic District.

Gallery

• Circa 1910

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Wright Caughman (April 1972). "Laurens County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
3. "Laurens County Courthouse, Laurens County (Courthouse Square, Laurens)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

External links

• South Carolina Picture Project

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
County seat: Laurens
Cities	Clinton Fountain Inn‡ Laurens
Towns	Cross Hill Gray Court Ware Shoals‡ Waterloo
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Unincorporated communities	Barksdale Hickory Tavern Kinards‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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