Hartsville Post Office

Hartsville Post Office, also known as the Hartsville Memorial Library and Hartsville Museum, is a historic post office building located at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1930, and by the Office of the Supervising Architect, United States Department of the Treasury under James A. Wetmore. Ernest C. Steward, a Treasury department engineer, supervised on-site during the construction. It is a one-story, five bay, brick Colonial Revival style building. It has a rectangular plan and flat roof with parapet. The symmetrical façade features large arched window openings with decorative keystones. This building served as Hartsville's post office until 1963, when a new post office was built.[2][3]

Hartsville Post Office
Hartsville Post Office is located in South Carolina
Hartsville Post Office
Location in South Carolina
Hartsville Post Office is located in the United States
Hartsville Post Office
Location in United States
LocationJct. of Home Ave. and Fifth St., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°22′33″N 80°4′29″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Built byJones and Company
ArchitectErnest C. Steward
James A. Wetmore (supervising architect)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSHartsville MPS
NRHP reference No.97000537[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1997

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

The building is now home to the Hartsville Museum, which offers local history and art exhibits.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. J. Tracy Power and Julie Turner (June 1990). "Hartsville Post Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "Hartsville Post Office, Darlington County (jct. of Home & Fifth Aves., Hartsville)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.


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