National Register of Historic Places

Wofford College Historic District

Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Listed
December 27, 1974
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
74001879

About this property

Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1854, it is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus. The 175-acre (71 ha) campus is a national arboretum. Wofford was founded with a bequest of $100,000 from Benjamin Wofford, a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg." The college's Main Building is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones. In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the honor society Phi Beta Kappa, and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina.

Location

Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
34.95878, -81.93500

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Spartanburg SC
1865Civil War
0.7 mi
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1865Civil War
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1780Revolutionary War
2.1 mi
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1780Revolutionary War
2.6 mi

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When was Wofford College Historic District listed on the National Register?

Wofford College Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1974.

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Wofford College Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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