Conway Downtown Historic District
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Conway Downtown Historic District is a national historic district
located at Conway
in Horry County, South Carolina
. It encompasses the historic commercial and governmental core of the city and includes 32 contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They collectively document the growth and development of Conway from about 1824 to about 1950. The majority of the contributing properties were constructed between about 1900 to about 1940. Located within the district is the Old Horry County Courthouse
and the town clock. The Art Deco
style Holliday Theater was built about 1940.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1994 and expanded in 2010.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Conway
Conway, South Carolina
Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University....
in Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. This name honored Revolutionary War Hero, Peter Horry. Brigadier General Horry was born in South Carolina sometime around 1743 and started his distinguished military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains the Provincial Congress...
. It encompasses the historic commercial and governmental core of the city and includes 32 contributing buildings and one contributing structure. They collectively document the growth and development of Conway from about 1824 to about 1950. The majority of the contributing properties were constructed between about 1900 to about 1940. Located within the district is the Old Horry County Courthouse
Old Horry County Courthouse
Old Horry County Courthouse, now known as Conway City Hall, is a historic court house building located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina. It was built between 1824 and 1825 and reputedly designed by Robert Mills . It is a two story Classical Revival brick building...
and the town clock. The Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style Holliday Theater was built about 1940.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1994 and expanded in 2010.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Conway Downtown Historic District; Greg Martin, Ben Burroughs, Connie Kincaid, and Henry Burroughs, Jr.; August 1993
- National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Conway Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase); Edward Salo and Paige Wagoner; February 2010
- Conway Downtown Historic District Map
- Conway Downtown Historic District - Conway, South Carolina - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com