Clio Historic District

SC 9 and SC 381, Clio, South Carolina

Photos

Edens Opera House, N. Main St.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History

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Map

Coordinates:
+34.57919, -79.54672
34°34'45" N, 79°32'48" W

Quadrangle map:
Clio

Street View

Description

The Clio Historic District is notable as an unusually intact collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century vernacular architectural design, including commercial, residential, and religious examples. Design influences include the Queen Anne, Victorian, Classical Revival, and Colonial Revival styles. The district centers along a downtown commercial district and extends outward to include significant residential sections of the town of Clio. Most of the properties were built or remodeled during the town’s boom period, from about 1895 until about 1920. The majority of these properties were constructed by local contractors without the help of an architect. The district continues to retain a unique sense of place as a small turn-of-the-century South Carolina community. Historically, Clio is significant as an economic center of northeastern Marlboro County. Its growth and development consequently reflect the evolution of a small South Carolina community which felt the combined impact of the changes that occurred in the rural trading patterns of the nineteenth century South - of railroad expansion into agricultural areas during that period, and of the great increase in cotton production. Listed in the National Register July 16, 1979. - SCDAH

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1979
Reference number: 79002388
Architectural styles: Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Colonial Revival; Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Classical Revival; Victorian: Queen Anne
Areas of significance: Commerce; Transportation; Architecture
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type: District
Historic functions: Single dwelling; Secondary structure; Business
Current functions: Single dwelling; Secondary structure; Business
Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1875-1899
Significant years: ca. 1880; 1925
Number of properties: Contributing buildings: 132
Non-contributing buildings: 4

Update Log

September 26, 2014: Updated by Michael Miller: Added "Description" & "Street View" and Imported Photo
September 26, 2014: Photo imported by Michael Miller

Sources

Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
National Register database - Reference number 79002388 (Search for documents)