Calhoun County Courthouse (South Carolina)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Calhoun County Courthouse
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caption =
location= St. Matthews, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 47
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 46
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1913
architect= William Augustus Edwards; Builder, W.R. Rose
architecture= Colonial Revival, Other
added = October 30, 1981
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
refnum=81000561cite 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 Calhoun County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic courthouse located on South Railroad Avenue in the city of St. Matthews in Calhoun County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. [ [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards] ] Calhoun County was created in 1908 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had. On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/calhoun/S10817709003/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Calhoun County Courthouse] ]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
* Calhoun County Courthouse

References

External links

* [http://www.sccounties.org/counties/Calhoun.htm South Carolina Association of Counties page for Calhoun County]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/SC/Calhoun/state.html National Register listings for Calhoun County]
* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/calhoun/S10817709003/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Calhoun County Courthouse]
* [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards]
* [http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000769.pdf Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 courthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages]