Walterboro Library Society Building is a historic

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building located at Walterboro,

Colleton County, South Carolina Colleton County is in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,604. Its county seat is Walterboro. The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, one of the eight Lords ...

. It was built in 1820, and is a small, white,

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style frame building with a side-gabled roof. The front façade features a

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-style door surround capped by a fanlight. The building is occupied by the Colleton County Historical Society. When Walterboro was incorporated in 1826, the town boundaries were established as "3/4 of a mile in every direction from the Walterboro Library." It was listed in the

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in 1971. It is located in the

Walterboro Historic District The Walterboro Historic District is a historic district in Walterboro, South Carolina. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's offi ...

References

External links

Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society website
* Historic American Buildings Survey in South Carolina Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Federal architecture in South Carolina Library buildings completed in 1820 Buildings and structures in Colleton County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Colleton County, South Carolina Historic district contributing properties in South Carolina {{ColletonCountySC-NRHP-stub