Ellis Avenue Historic District

National Register Listing

Street Address:

Along portion of Ellis Ave. between Summers Ave. & Wilson St., Orangeburg, SC (Orangeburg County)

---

NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817738016

Description and Narrative:

The Ellis Avenue Historic District is a significant concentration of basically unaltered turn-of-the-century residences and a 1931 two-story brick school building. These buildings are set on very large, landscaped lots along a tree-lined portion of Ellis Avenue. The district contains eight contributing properties with construction dates ranging from ca. 1890 to 1931. The houses in the district display a variety of architectural characteristics of the period including wraparound porches, lozenge windows in the transom, polygonal bays and imbricated shingles. Stylistic influences include Victorian and Colonial Revival. Ellis Avenue School is architecturally significant as an example of the collegiate design of James B. Urquhart, prominent South Carolina architect. Listed in the National Register September 20, 1985.

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Architecture

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

September 20 1985

---