New Brookland Historic District Explained

New Brookland Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Alexander Rd., Augusta, State, Spring, and Meeting Sts., West Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.9928°N -81.0547°W
Builder:Columbia Mills Co.
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:October 10, 1978
Refnum:78002524

New Brookland Historic District is a national historic district located at West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings in the central business district and the "mill village" sections of West Columbia. It includes commercial, institutional, and residential buildings built between 1894 and 1916 as a planned residential community for the Columbia Duck Mill. Notable buildings include the Edward W. Shull Building, Thompson Funeral Home, Brookland Fire Station, Brookland Jail, and single and double tenant houses.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert P. Stockton and Nancy Fox. New Brookland Historic District . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 1977. pdf . June 22, 2014.
  2. Web site: New Brookland Historic District, Lexington County (West Columbia). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 22, 2014. and accompanying map