Winnie Davis Hall
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Winnie Davis Hall
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| Location | Gaffney, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | William Augustus Edwards[2] |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| Part of | Limestone Springs Historic District (#86000597) |
| NRHP Reference # | 77001219[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1977 |
Winnie Davis Hall, built in 1904, is an historic redbrick college building on the campus of Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina.[3][4] It was designed by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards, who designed academic buildings at 12 institutions of higher learning as well as 13 courthouses and numerous other buildings in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.[5] It was named for Varina "Winnie" Anne Davis, the daughter of Jefferson Davis and was built to serve as a repository for American Civil War papers as a center for the study of Southern history.[6] On April 29, 1977, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is part of the Limestone Springs Historic District and is also known as the Winnie Davis Hall of History.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Flynn, Sean P., College wants to restore Davis Hall, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, February 9, 2007, accessed April 12, 2008
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
- ↑ South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Winnie Davis Hall
External links
- National Register listings for Cherokee County
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Winnie Davis Hall
- University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
- Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 courthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages
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