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Our Aug. 17 mystery put a spotlight on the Spartanburg County Courthouse. Congratulations to those who correctly identified it: Phillip Carros and Hope Blackley, both of Spartanburg; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Jay Altman of Columbia; Bill Segars of Hartsville; and Greg W. Anderson of Edgefield.
Blackley said of the courthouse, “Time for a new one!” She should know. She’s Spartanburg County Clerk of Court. Anderson, who recently visited, said he understood the county was in the process of getting a new one.
Interim county administrator Jim Hipp confirmed that a new building is being planned. “The voters of Spartanburg County approved a 1 cent local option capital improvement sales tax, the cornerstone of which is a new Judicial Center. The architectural team for the project is beginning preliminary design. Interestingly, the site selected is the same Magnolia St site as the current Courthouse, making planning and construction critical while affirming a commitment to downtown Spartanburg. You can read some detail on our web site: www.spartanburgcounty.org
Segars added this info on the current courthouse: “Harold Woodward, a Spartanburg native, designed this building and many others in the upstate area. He was also instrumental in setting up the architectural program at Clemson University.”
Graf provided more detail: “According to Wikimedia, the current Spartanburg County Courthouse is the fifth courthouse in Spartanburg’s history.
“According to scpictureproject.org, both the county and the town were named for the Spartan Regiment, a local unit that fought in the Revolutionary War. Three other courthouses replaced the original over the following generations, with the current one completed in 1956.”
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