Lawton Park and Pavilion explained

Lawton Park and Pavilion
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Location:Prestwood Dr. at jct. with Lanier Dr., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.3819°N -80.08°W
Architect:Works Progress Administration
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 3, 1991
Refnum:91000476

Lawton Park and Pavilion is a historic public park and national historic district located at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. The district encompasses two contributing buildings built 1939-1941 by the Works Progress Administration, and planned as early as 1938. The park is a wooded, 3.5 acre, public recreation area including a swimming area, playground, picnic area, and tennis courts. The park includes three buildings: a Colonial Revival style pavilion, shed and keeper's house.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julie Turner and J. Tracy Power. Lawton Park and Pavilion. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1990. pdf . 17 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Lawton Park and Pavilion, Darlington County (Hartsville). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 17 March 2014. and Accompanying map