Glenn Springs Historic District Explained

Glenn Springs Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:SC 150 and Rich Hill Rd., Glenn Springs, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.8181°N -81.8292°W
Architecture:Late Victorian, Queen Anne
Added:November 4, 1982
Refnum:82001526

Glenn Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Glenn Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the historic health resort of Glenn Springs. The community developed as a resort around the mineral springs between about 1840 and 1940. The district includes several residences, two boarding houses, Cates House Ruins, Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, Cates Store, Glenn Springs Post Office, a pavilion, a cemetery, and the site of the Glenn Springs Hotel. It includes notable buildings in the Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Bungalow styles.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Wells . Mary Watson . Mark Schader . Glenn Springs Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 1982 . pdf . 2014-07-01 . March 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091343/http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742033/S10817742033.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Glenn Springs Historic District, Spartanburg County (Glenn Springs) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-07-01 . October 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015024501/http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/spartanburg/S10817742033/index.htm . live . and accompanying map