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York Historic District, York County
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York County
Courthouse
S. Congress St.
First Presbyterian
Church
W. Liberty St.
York Associated
Reformed
Presbyterian Church
N. Congress St.
Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church
108 E. Liberty St.
106 E. Liberty St.
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Trinity United
Methodist Church
E. Liberty St.
Rose's Hotel
100-102 S. Congress St.
Latta House
7 S. Congress St.
Wilson House
3 S. Congress St.
First National
Bank of York
1 S. Congress St.
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Bratton Store
1 N. Congress St.
3-9 N. Congress St. 8 N. Congress St. 11 N. Congress St. Moore House
and Store
13-15 N. Congress St.
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Ware's Supermarket
14 N. Congress St.
23 N. Congress St. White Rose
Cafeteria
22 N. Congress St.
24 N. Congress St. 26 N. Congress St.

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The York Historic District consists of approximately 180 contributing properties located in the significant downtown commercial and residential areas of the town of York. Although there are numerous structures from the early settlement of the town, the majority were constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Established as the county seat, York has continuously served as a political center for York County. In 1785, the South Carolina Legislature enacted the establishment of York County. A centrally located site called Fergus Crossroads was chosen to be the county seat and became known as Yorkville. The name was shortened to York in 1915. The town incorporated in 1841. At the eve of the Civil War, York had the second highest per capita income in the state and considered itself to be “the Charleston of the Upcountry.” During Reconstruction, York became a major center for Ku Klux Klan activities, and as a result, Federal troops were stationed in the town. The early 1890s saw the beginning of the growth of the textile industry in York and the presence of Cannon Mills and Spring Mills had a large effect of the town’s growing economic prosperity. Today, the York Historic District’s visual appearance is primarily that of a nineteenth and early twentieth century town. The District includes commercial, residential, religious, and industrial structures. Reflective of the different eras of the town’s development, these structures show a diversity of architectural forms, including Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival, Victorian, Commercial, and Bungalow. Listed in the National Register October 18, 1979.

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