Dillon County Courthouse
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The Dillon County Courthouse, built in 1911, is a historic courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in the city of
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in
Dillon County, South Carolina Dillon County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 28,292, down from 32,062 in 2010. The county seat is Dillon. Founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County, both Di ...
. It was designed in the
Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
style by Darlington native
William Augustus Edwards William Augustus Edwards, also known as William A. Edwards (December 8, 1866 – March 30, 1939) was an Atlanta-based American architect renowned for the educational buildings, courthouses and other public and private buildings that he design ...
who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in
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and South Carolina. Dillon County was created in 1910 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had. On October 30, 1981, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
. It is located in the Dillon Downtown Historic District.


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List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina Image:South Carolina counties map.png, 400px, South Carolina counties (clickable map) poly 112 69 79 78 76 91 63 99 62 103 58 103 53 110 53 114 49 113 43 118 43 126 38 130 39 138 46 144 52 149 56 153 57 155 66 155 71 162 78 170 81 171 82 176 94 ...


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External links


South Carolina Association of Counties page for Dillon County




* County courthouses in South Carolina William Augustus Edwards buildings Buildings and structures in Dillon County, South Carolina Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Dillon County, South Carolina {{DillonCountySC-NRHP-stub