Calhoun County Library is a historic

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

building located at St. Matthews,

Calhoun County, South Carolina Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,119, making it the third-least populous county in the state. Its county seat is St. Matthews. Located in a rural upland area long dev ...

. It was built about 1877, and is a one-story, medium-gabled white clapboard structure in the

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style. It was originally built as a residence, but was adapted for use as a county library in 1949. The front façade features a three-bay, square-columned entrance porch, with smaller porches of similar design on the flanking wings. The library is one of St. Matthews' oldest buildings. It was listed in the

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in 1975.

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Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Greek Revival houses in South Carolina Library buildings completed in 1877 Buildings and structures in Calhoun County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, South Carolina 1877 establishments in South Carolina {{CalhounCountySC-NRHP-stub