Winnie Davis Hall
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| Location | Gaffney, South Carolina |
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| 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 (ID86000597) |
| NRHP reference No. | 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
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References
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- ^ Flynn, Sean P., College wants to restore Davis Hall, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, February 9, 2007, accessed April 12, 2008
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- ^ University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
- ^ South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Winnie Davis Hall
External links
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- University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- William Augustus Edwards buildings
- Buildings and structures in Cherokee County, South Carolina
- Gaffney, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, South Carolina
- University and college buildings completed in 1904
- Limestone University
- 1904 establishments in South Carolina
- Upstate South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs