Union Downtown Historic District

National Register Listing

Street Address:

Roughly bounded by E. Academy, N. Church, Main, and N. Herndon Sts., Sharpe Ave., and N. Gadberry St., Union, SC (Union County)

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NRHP Nomination

NRHP Boundary Increase

Record Number:

S10817744022

Description and Narrative:

The Union Downtown Historic District is significant as the public, commercial, and social center of the city of Union. It is significant as a collection of buildings associated with the commercial and governmental growth and development of Union from ca. 1878 to ca. 1940, with the majority dating from ca. 1880 to ca. 1930, a particularly significant period of commercial development in Union. The district is architecturally significant as a typical example of commercial and public building development and evolution in a small Southern Piedmont town from the late nineteenth century into the early twentieth century. The district includes commercial, public, residential, industrial, and transportation-related properties. Architectural influences include the Commercial as well as Neo-Classical and Victorian styles. The district is a collection of 72 properties, 46 are contributing properties and 26 are noncontributing properties. Listed in the National Register July 17, 1989; Boundary increase April 11, 2003.

Period of Significance:

circa 1878 – 1930

Level of Significance:

State

Area of Significance:

Transportation;Architecture;Commerce;Industry

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

July 17 1989

Date of Boundary Increase:

April 11 2003

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