National Register of Historic Places

Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
Listed
November 5, 1987
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87001996

About this property

Anderson Downtown Historic District in Anderson, South Carolina, originally built in the late 19th century, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The district was increased in 1987 to include a hotel building at 402 N. Main Street, and again in 2018. Palmetto Building circa 1909, 201 S. Murray Avenue (formerly Sullivan Hardware Company Warehouse) Sullivan Building circa 1881, 208 S. Main St. (former Sullivan Hardware Store, now Sullivan's Metropolitan Grill) Chiquola Condominiums circa 1888, 100 W. Whitner St. (formerly Chiquola Hotel and Plaza Hotel) Courthouse Square/Plaza Historic Anderson County Courthouse, circa 1898, 101 S. Main St., Courthouse Square/Plaza Robert Anderson Fountain, 202 E. Greenville St. (Anderson County Museum, formerly located in the Courthouse Square/Plaza) Anderson City Hall/Police Department, 401 S. Main St. First Federal Post Office Building circa 1909, 401 N. Main St. Anderson County Arts Center circa 1905, 405 N. Main St. (former Carnegie Library Building) The Calhoun Historic Lofts circa early 1920s, 402 N. Main St. (former John C. Calhoun Hotel) The Hotel Chiquola was built in 1888 in Anderson, South Carolina. By the 1930s the Hotel Chiquola had been renamed Plaza Hotel and had suffered many setbacks largely due to the lack of parking and private restrooms. By the 1960s the Plaza was scarcely used and began to decline even further. In the 1980s the building was home to a few ground level businesses and a few retirement tenants. The Chiquola faced demolition several times in the 1990s but was revived in 2006 by a group of investors that restored the architectural elements long since removed and restored the Chiquola to luxury condominiums, and a private club with restaurant and bar. Media related to Anderson Downtown Historic District (Anderson, South Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

402 N. Main St.
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
34.50464, -82.64993

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Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1987.

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Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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