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Sumter County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Sumter County Courthouse

On the National Register since 200422 years
Beaux ArtsListed 2004Sumter
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About Sumter County Courthouse

Sumter County Courthouse, at 141 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 16, 2004. It was among the first 9 of Sumter’s 10 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and politics, at the state level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 8 other South Carolina listings. It was listed as part of Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR. The listing covers 1.6 acres.

What it isCourthouse in South Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 18 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

141 N. Main St., Sumter · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Sumter County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Sumter Town Hall-Opera HouseRichardsonian Romanesque · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Sumter Historic DistrictClassic Revival · next door
  4. 4O'Donnell HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BElizabeth White HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBHenry Lee Scarborough HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBCarnegie Public LibraryLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBTemple SinaiMoorish Revival0.4 miBLincoln High SchoolBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Sumter County Courthouse

Is Sumter County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 16, 2004 (Register number 04000619).

Is Sumter County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Carolina has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 11.1 miles away.

Can you visit Sumter County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Sumter County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 18 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 118996705 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.