Abbeville County Courthouse

Infobox_nrhp | name =Abbeville County Courthouse
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location= Abbeville, South Carolina
locmapin = South Carolina
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built =1908
architect= William Augustus Edwards;builder: Frederic Minshall
architecture= No Style Listed
added = October 30, 1981
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
refnum=81000706cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Abbeville County Courthouse, built in 1908, is an historic courthouse located on Court Square in the city of Abbeville in Abbeville County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Beaux Arts style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. [ [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards] ] An arcade connects it to the adjoining combined Abbeville Opera House and Municipal Office Building, which Edwards also designed. In 1964 the vourthouse was restored. On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is included in the Abbeville Historic District [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/abbeville/S10817701007/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Abbeville County Courthouse] ]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina

References

External links

* [http://abbevillecountysc.com/default.aspx Abbeville County website]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/SC/Abbeville/state.html National Register listings for Abbeville County]
* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/abbeville/S10817701007/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Abbeville County Courthouse]
* [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards]
* [http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000769.pdf Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 courthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages]