Union Downtown Historic District

Union Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Union Depot, Union Downtown Historic District, March 2012
Location	Roughly bounded by E. Academy, N. Church, Main, and N. Herndon Sts., Sharpe Ave., and N. Gadberry St., Union, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°42′55″N 81°37′23″W / 34.71528°N 81.62306°WCoordinates: 34°42′55″N 81°37′23″W / 34.71528°N 81.62306°W
Area	110.1 acres (44.6 ha)
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS	Union MPS
NRHP Reference #	89000795, 03000206 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP	July 17, 1989, April 11, 2003 (Boundary Increase)

Union Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Union, Union County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Union. The commercial, public, residential, industrial, and transportation-related buildings were built between about 1878 to about 1940, with the majority dating from about 1880 to about 1930. The district includes buildings representative of the Neo-Classical and Victorian styles. Notable buildings include the Union County Courthouse, Union Post Office/Federal Building, Flynn Building, Krass Building, People's State Bank/Arthur State Bank, Union Depot, Union Cotton Oil Mill, and Union Hardware Co. Located in the district is the separately listed Fair Forest Hotel.^[2][3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, with a boundary increase in 2003.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. J. Tracy Power and John W. Shaw (July 1988). "Union Downtown Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
3. "Union Downtown Historic District, Union County (Union)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01. and accompanying map
4. Paul Gettys (July 2002). "Union Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.