Walterboro Library Society Building Explained

Walterboro Library Society Building
Nrhp Type:	cp
Nocat:	yes
Location:	801 Wichman St., Walterboro, South Carolina
Coordinates:	32.9033°N -80.6522°W
Added:	October 14, 1971
Refnum:	71000767

Walterboro Library Society Building is a historic library building located at Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina. It was built in 1820, and is a small, white, Federal style frame building with a side-gabled roof. The front façade features a Palladian-style door surround capped by a fanlight. The building is occupied by the Colleton County Historical Society. When Walterboro was incorporated in 1826, the town boundaries were established as "3/4 of a mile in every direction from the Walterboro Library."^{[1] [2]}

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the Walterboro Historic District.

External links

• Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walterboro Library Society Building, Colleton County (801 Wichman St., Walterboro) . National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 25 February 2014.
2. Web site: Nancy R. Ruhf. January 1971 . Walterboro Library Society Building. National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. 25 February 2014.