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West End Commercial Historic District (Greenville, South Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°24′16″W / 34.84444°N 82.40444°W / 34.84444; -82.40444
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West End Commercial Historic District
American Bank, West End Commercial Historic District, March 2012
West End Commercial Historic District (Greenville, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
West End Commercial Historic District (Greenville, South Carolina)
West End Commercial Historic District (Greenville, South Carolina) is located in the United States
West End Commercial Historic District (Greenville, South Carolina)
LocationRoughly, jct. of Pendleton, River, Augusta and S. Main Sts. and E along Main to Camperdown Way, 631 S. Main St., Greenville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°50′40″N 82°24′16″W / 34.84444°N 82.40444°W / 34.84444; -82.40444
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
ArchitectLawrence, Joseph T.
Architectural styleChicago, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.92001751[1] (original)
98000559 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1993
Boundary increaseMay 29, 1998

West End Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Greenville, South Carolina. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings in Greenville's second "downtown." The commercial buildings primarily date from about 1880 to 1920, and include examples of Victorian commercial architecture. Notable buildings include the American Bank, Alliance and Mills & McBayer Cotton Warehouses, Indian River Fruit Store, Pete's Place, Bacot's West End Drug Store/Stringer's Drug, Furman Lunch, and Greer Thompson Building.[2][3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, with a boundary increase in 1998.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Judith Bainbridge (May 1991). "West End Commercial Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "West End Commercial Historic District, Greenville County (Greenville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 1, 2014. and accompanying map
  4. ^ Antony C. Harper (November 1997). "West End Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 1, 2014.