City of Georgetown Historic District
National Register Listing
Street Address:
Along N side of Sampit River, Georgetown, SC (Georgetown County)
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817722004
Description and Narrative:
Third oldest city in South Carolina, Georgetown is significant historically, militarily, agriculturally and architecturally. Georgetown was laid out as a city in 1729. In 1735 Georgetown was conveyed to three trustees. A plan of the city was attached to the deed and was the first plan to be preserved. Included in the plan were 174.5 acres for the town and 100 acres for a commons. The town acreage was divided into blocks by five streets running at right angles to the river. Much physical evidence of the past remains. The oldest existing structure in Georgetown is a dwelling which dates from ca. 1737. There are approximately twenty-eight additional 18th century structures as well as eighteen buildings erected during the 19th century prior to the Civil War. The existing structures—homes, churches, public buildings—are of both historical and architectural significance and are situated on heavily shaded, wide streets. The architecture ranges from the simplicity of early colonial, or Georgian, to the elaborate rice plantation era, such as Classical Revival. Listed in the National Register October 14, 1971.
Period of Significance:
1729 – 1921
Level of Significance:
National
Area of Significance:
Commerce;Education;Literature;Military;Politics/Government;Religion;Transportation;Architecture
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
October 14 1971
