West End Commercial Historic District (Greenville, South Carolina) Explained

West End Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly, jct. of Pendleton, River, Augusta and S. Main Sts. and E along Main to Camperdown Way, 631 S. Main St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.8444°N -82.4044°W
Architect:Lawrence, Joseph T.
Architecture:Chicago, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:January 7, 1993
Refnum:92001751
Increase Refnum:98000559
Increase:May 29, 1998

West End Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Greenville, South Carolina. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings in Greenville's second "downtown." The commercial buildings primarily date from about 1880 to 1920, and include examples of Victorian commercial architecture. Notable buildings include the American Bank, Alliance and Mills & McBayer Cotton Warehouses, Indian River Fruit Store, Pete's Place, Bacot's West End Drug Store/Stringer's Drug, Furman Lunch, and Greer Thompson Building.[1] [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary increase in 1998.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judith Bainbridge. West End Commercial Historic District. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1991. pdf . 2014-08-01.
  2. Web site: West End Commercial Historic District, Greenville County (Greenville) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-08-01. and accompanying map
  3. Web site: Antony C. Harper. West End Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 1997. pdf . 2014-08-01.