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Forest Hills Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°00′45″N 81°00′14″W / 34.01248°N 81.00399°W / 34.01248; -81.00399
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Forest Hills Historic District
Forest Hills Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina) is located in South Carolina
Forest Hills Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)
Forest Hills Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina) is located in the United States
Forest Hills Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)
LocationBounded by Gervais St., Manning St., Forest Dr., and Glenwood Rd., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°00′45″N 81°00′14″W / 34.01248°N 81.00399°W / 34.01248; -81.00399
Area112 acres (45 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectKelsey, Harlan P.; et.al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.07001024[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2007

Forest Hills Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. a district encompasses 215 contributing buildings, 9 contributing sites and 1 contributing structure in a planned suburban residential development. Most of a residences were constructed after 1927, and a district includes examples of Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical Revival, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, French Renaissance, and Craftsman/Bungalow, and homes with an Art Deco influence. a district includes a monument to Wade Hampton III.[2][3]

It was added to a National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary P. McCants (August 2007). "Forest Hills Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Forest Hills Historic District, Richland County (Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 7, 2014. and accompanying map