Stateburg Historic District

Infobox_nrhp | name =Stateburg Historic District
nrhp_type = hd


caption =
nearest_city= Sumter, South Carolina
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
architect= Jones, E.C.
architecture= Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
added = February 24, 1971
governing_body = State
refnum=71000809cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Stateburg Historic Distric is an historic district in Stateburg, in the High Hills of Santee area near Sumter,
South Carolina in the United States. It includes two National Historic Landmarks, Borough House Plantation and the Church of the Holy Cross, and at least eight contributing properties within its boundaries. On February 24, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743022/index.htm
title=Stateburg Historic District |accessdate=2008-03-26|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History]

Description

The town of Stateburg was founded in 1783 by General Thomas Sumter, who hoped it would become the capital of the state, but it lost to Columbia by only a few votes. Previously the area had been used by people from to build summer homes to use as summer homes to escape oppressive heat of the Low Country. It was the county seat of the former Claremont County from 1783 to 1800. Stateburg was a thriving community until April, 1865, when many of its buildings were destroyed by Union troops under Brigadier General Edward E. Potter. [ [http://www.palmettohistory.org/hpdistricts/stateburg-historic-distric.html Map of Stateburg Historic District] ] Mary Schuette, Nomination Form for Stateburg Historic District, accessible by Internet Explorer through link at [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743022/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Stateburg Historic District] ]

Contributing Properties

Contributing properties include: [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743022/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Stateburg Historic District] ]
* Brookland Plantation
* Chapel of Ease built for Natalie DeLage Sumter, daughter-in-law of General Thomas Sumter [ [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scsumter/highlights.html Sumter Highlights] ]
* High Hills of Santee Baptist Church
* Maverick House
* Miller House, also known as Ellison House, was the home of Governor Stephen D. Miller, who sold it to William Ellison, a slave who had bought his freedom in 1816. [http://www.discoversouthcarolina.com/products/3687.aspx?Print=1 Discover South Carolina listing for Ellison House] [ [http://src1.cas.sc.edu/dept2/iss/SCNames/index.php?action=showPage&book=2&volume=13&page=31 USC Institute for Southern States, Plantation Names near Stateburg] ]
* Millwood Plantation
* Moorhill
* Oakland Plantation
* Tomb of General Thomas Sumter, is a South Carolina State Historic Site managed as part of the nearby Poinsett State Park [ [http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/files/State%20Parks/Rev%20War/RW_Gen%20Thomas%20Sumter.pdf Gen. Thomas Sumter biography] [ [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scsumter/highlights.html Sumter Highlights] ]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/SC/Sumter/state.html Commercial site giving National Register listings for Sumter County]
* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743022/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Stateburg Historic District]
* [http://www.palmettohistory.org/hpdistricts/stateburg-historic-distric.html Map of Stateburg Historic District]