Newberry Historic District, Historic district in Newberry, South Carolina, United States
The Newberry Historic District covers thirty-five contributing properties in downtown Newberry, South Carolina, including a building from 1789. It contains the separately listed Old Courthouse and Newberry Opera House, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Its thirty-five contributing properties include a building dating from 1789, and the Old Courthouse and Newberry Opera House are separately NRHP-listed.
The district's name comes from the Newberry Opera House, a separately listed building within its boundaries, and the Old Courthouse, also listed on its own. Both sit among the thirty-five contributing properties, and the 1789 building is the oldest of them.
The district covers downtown streets around the separately listed Newberry Opera House and Old Courthouse, both within the 1974 boundary. Walk between the thirty-five contributing properties, including a building from 1789, to compare their facades up close.
The district's 1974 National Register listing covers thirty-five contributing properties, the oldest a building from 1789. The Old Courthouse and Newberry Opera House inside the district are listed separately on the register, so the district file and those two entries are distinct designations.
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