Fort Mill Downtown Historic District, Historic district in Fort Mill, South Carolina, US.

Fort Mill Downtown Historic District covers the central business district of Fort Mill, with 16 contributing buildings, one contributing site, one contributing structure and four contributing objects. Most buildings are one- and two-story masonry commercial structures built between 1860 and 1940. Confederate Park and its bandstand stand within the district, alongside the Jones Drug Store and the First National Bank / Old City Hall building.

Development of the area began after a railroad station opened in the town in 1852, sparking a business boom. This connection allowed merchants and tradespeople to expand their operations and fill the streets with new buildings.

Confederate Park, with its bandstand, holds three monuments: the Confederate Soldiers Monument, the Catawba Indians Monument and the Faithful Slaves Monument. The Catawba monument recalls the tribe whose land this was; the Faithful Slaves Monument was erected by descendants of enslaved workers. The bandstand still hosts public gatherings.

The 16 contributing buildings, Confederate Park and its bandstand sit close together in the central business district, so the whole district can be covered on foot. Look for the four contributing objects: the Confederate Soldiers Monument, Catawba Indians Monument and Faithful Slaves Monument in the park, plus the Jones Drug Store and First National Bank / Old City Hall facades.

The district holds four contributing objects, among them the Catawba Indians Monument and the Faithful Slaves Monument, which stand alongside the Confederate Soldiers Monument in Confederate Park. Visitors often pass the smaller markers without reading them.