Bishopville Commercial Historic District Explained

Bishopville Commercial Historic District
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Location:N. Main St. between W. Church and Cedar Ln. and along Cedar Ln., Bishopville, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.2186°N -80.2467°W
Architect:Wilson & Sompayrac
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:January 9, 1986
Refnum:86000052

Bishopville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Bishopville. All of the commercial buildings are of brick construction with most constructed between 1890 and 1920. All of the buildings are used for commercial purposes such as stores, restaurants, offices and banks. Two important buildings are the Seaboard Coastline Depot and the Palmetto Oil Mill.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: unknown. Bishopville Commercial Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. pdf . June 14, 2014.
  2. Web site: Bishopville Commercial Historic District, Lee County (Bishopville) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 14, 2014 . and Accompanying map