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The Abbeville County Courthouse, built in 1908, is an historic courthouse located in the east corner of Court Square, in the city of Abbeville in Abbeville County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Beaux Arts style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed several other South Carolina courthouses〔(Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards ), National Register Nomination Form, October 30, 1981. These courthouses are: Sumter County Courthouse (1907); Abbeville County Courthouse (1908); Lee County Courthouse (1908-1909); Dillon County Courthouse (1911); Calhoun County Courthouse (1913); York County Courthouse (1914); Jasper County Courthouse (1915)〕 as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.〔(University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards ) Other examples of Edwards' work include the Unitarian Church, Atlanta, Georgia (1914), the Withers Building, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina (1920s), the Currell College Building, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (1920s), the Administration Building, Library, Science Hall, and Law Building, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (1913-25), the Exchange Bank and Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida (1927), and the Library, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia (1930).〕 An arcade connects it to the adjoining Abbeville Opera House and Municipal Center, which Edwards also designed. In 1964, the courthouse was renovated by Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle, and Wolff of Columbia.〔(Abbeville County Courthouse ), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, October 30, 1981, pg. 2〕 On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is included in the Abbeville Historic District.〔(South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Abbeville County Courthouse )〕 ==History== The current courthouse is the sixth courthouse to serve Abbeville County. The history of the previous courthouses is as follows:〔(Abbeville County Courthouse (1908) Historical Marker ), Historical Marker Database〕 * 1st Courthouse - Wooden frame building, pulled down in 1825 * 2nd Courthouse (c. 1825) - Two-story brick building demolished after discovery of workmen's fraud (kaolin used instead of lime in mortar) * 3rd Courthouse (c. 1829) - Designed by Robert Mills during his residency in Abbeville; found to be sinking & deemed unsafe * 4th Courthouse (c. 1853) - Destroyed by fire in 1872 * 5th Courthouse (c. 1875) - Replaced by present structure in 1908 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abbeville County Courthouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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