Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District Explained

Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District
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Location:Roughly Main St. between the Waccamaw River and Laurel St., Conway, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.8333°N -79.045°W
Built:1880
Added:August 05, 1986
Refnum:86002269

Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina.[1] It includes three contributing buildings: a steamer terminal (ca. 1880), warehouse (ca. 1890), and tobacco warehouse (ca. 1900). These buildings illustrate the evolution of utilitarian structures at the end of the 19th century, documenting the shift from heavy-timber braced-frame structural members to smaller-member, balloon framing with multiple diagonal bracing and the use of a clerestory for additional light. They are the last extant warehouses in Conway associated with the commercial trade on the Waccamaw River.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District . South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission . August 5, 1986 . 21 July 2012.
  2. Web site: South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2010-06-21. National Register Properties in South Carolina:Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District, Horry County (Conway), including three photos. South Carolina Department of Archives and History .