Historical and Architectural Survey of the Towns of Little Mountain, Pomaria, and Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, May 2002 (Final)

TRC Garrow Associates, Inc.; Revels, Jennifer

From project summary: "TRC Garrow Associates, Inc. conducted a historic resources survey of Little Mountain, Pomaria, and Prosperity in Newberry County, South Carolina. The work was undertaken on behalf of Mayor O.L. Johnson, Jr. and was funded by a matching grant provided by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The survey was conducted in order to identify properties and districts that should be considered for possible local designation or National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designation within the three communities. In addition, the information in the survey will aid the local governments in future planning activities and cultural tourism development. The boundaries for the survey were established as the municipal limits of each town. There were 252 properties surveyed within a total area of 3.49 square miles. The results of the architectural survey indicate that there are 29 properties eligible for listing in the NRHP in Little Mountain. There is a potential historic district within the town of Little Mountain that includes 27 properties and there are 2 properties within the municipal limits that are individually eligible for listing in the NRHP. There are 15 properties eligible for listing in the NRHP in Pomaria. There is a potential downtown commercial historic district located within the town of Pomaria that includes 13 properties. In addition, there are 2 properties within the municipal limits of Pomaria that are individually eligible for listing in the NRHP. There are 78 properties eligible for listing in the NRHP in Prosperity. The survey determined that there are two eligible districts within the town of Prosperity, a downtown commercial historic district that includes 28 properties and a residential historic district that includes 49 properties. There is also one property and one complex within the municipal limits of Prosperity that are individually eligible for listing in the NRHP." Funding was provided in part by a 2001 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Town of Little Mountain (project number SC-01-013) administered by the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Historical and Architectural Survey of the Towns of Little Mountain, Pomaria, and Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina, May 2002 (Final)

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