Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Denmark Hotel

Street Address:

(Baruch Street, west of Palmetto Avenue), Denmark, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001400264

Site Number:

5-67-1

Date Surveyed:

1973;1982

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1893

Construction Method:

brick

Signficant Architectural Features:

The Denmark Hotel was a two-story brick building with a turret at its southwest corner. It was demolished in the fall of 1977.

Historical Information:

Built by the Rice family, the Denmark Hotel was located near the intersection of the Southern and Seaboard railroads. The hotel was a favorite spot of "drummers" who came to Denmark by train and would display their wares for local merchants in the "sample" rooms beneath the ground floor of the hotel. The building was used as a hotel until about 1970.

Source of Historical Information:

A Survey of Historical Sites in the Lower Savannah Region: Sanborn maps.

Survey:

Denmark - City, 1980/1982

Archives Location:

Box 14, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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