Murrells Inlet Historic District

Historic district in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Murrells Inlet Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

33°33′44″N 79°1′14″W / 33.56222°N 79.02056°W / 33.56222; -79.02056
Area	585 acres (237 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80003670^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1980

Murrells Inlet Historic District is a national historic district located at Murrells Inlet, Georgetown County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 37 contributing buildings and contains a significant concentration of buildings that visually reflect the transition of the area from adjoining estates of two 19th-century rice planters into a 20th-century resort community. The district contains two antebellum houses, which are local interpretations of the Greek Revival style and a collection of early-20th-century vernacular resort buildings. Residential in character, the historic district contains approximately 19 houses. Although they exhibit some diversity, the prevalent use of wood as a building material, the large screened porches, and the setting of moss-draped trees, marshland, and piers provide a visual unity.^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Mary Watson; John Wells; Suzanne Pickens & Mary S. Walker (n.d.). "Murrells Inlet Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
^ "Murrells Inlet Historic District, Georgetown County (Murrells Inlet)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved May 31, 2014. and accompanying map