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Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District

Coordinates: 33°50′0″N 79°2′42″W / 33.83333°N 79.04500°W / 33.83333; -79.04500
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Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District
Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District (Steamer Terminal on left; Warehouse on right), June 2010
Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District is located in South Carolina
Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District
Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District is located in the United States
Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District
LocationRoughly Main St. between the Waccamaw River and Laurel St., Conway, South Carolina
Coordinates33°50′0″N 79°2′42″W / 33.83333°N 79.04500°W / 33.83333; -79.04500
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1880
MPSConway MRA
NRHP reference No.86002269[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 05, 1986

Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Conway in Horry County, South Carolina.[2] It includes three contributing buildings: a steamer terminal (ca. 1880), warehouse (ca. 1890), and tobacco warehouse (ca. 1900). These buildings illustrate the evolution of utilitarian structures at the end of the 19th century, documenting the shift from heavy-timber braced-frame structural members to smaller-member, balloon framing with multiple diagonal bracing and the use of a clerestory for additional light. They are the last extant warehouses in Conway associated with the commercial trade on the Waccamaw River.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. August 5, 1986. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Department of Archives and History". National Register Properties in South Carolina:Waccamaw River Warehouse Historic District, Horry County (Conway), including three photos. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. June 21, 2010.
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