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Category: Abbeville, South Carolina

  • Postcards from the South: Eureka Hotel – Abbeville, South Carolina

    Postcard view of Eureka Hotel (1903), Abbeville, South Carolina

    This postcard depicts the Eureka Hotel in Abbeville, South Carolina, designed by G.L. Norrman and completed in 1903.

    Published by C.A. Milford & Co. of Abbeville and printed in Germany, the card was postmarked in Abbeville on May 5, year unknown, and addressed to Mrs. Hugh Beacham in Havelock, North Carolina.

    The following note is written on the back:

    “Hope every body O.K. in Havelock am having very nice time to be on sticks but do not have to walk any Leave for Atla to day guy”

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1885) – Abbeville, South Carolina

    E. Fogette. Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1885). Abbeville, South Carolina.
    E. Fogette. Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1885). Abbeville, South Carolina.1 2
    Transept on the southeast elevation of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Transept on the southeast elevation of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Turret on Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Turret on Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Abbeville, South Carolina
    Windows on the southeast elevation of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Windows on the southeast elevation of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Rose window on the southwest facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Rose window on the southwest facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Transept window and buttress on the southeast elevation of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Transept window and buttress on the southeast elevation of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Gable on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Gable on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Kneelered gable on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Kneelered gable on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Turret windows on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Turret windows on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Windows on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Windows on the facade of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Steeple on Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina
    Steeple on Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abbeville, South Carolina

    References

    1. “New Church.” Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, South Carolina), March 11, 1885, p. 3. ↩︎
    2. “The Dedication.” Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, South Carolina), October 28, 1885, p. 6. ↩︎

  • A Carolina Quartet

    G.L. Norrman. Newberry Hotel (1879). Newberry, South Carolina.
    G.L. Norrman. Newberry Hotel (1879). Newberry, South Carolina.
    G.L. Norrman. City Hall and Opera House (1882). Newberry, South Carolina.
    G.L. Norrman. City Hall and Opera House (1882). Newberry, South Carolina.
    G.L. Norrman. Eureka Hotel (1903). Abbeville, South Carolina.
    G.L. Norrman. Eureka Hotel (1903). Abbeville, South Carolina.
    G.L. Norrman. Samuel McGowan House (1889). Abbeville, South Carolina.
    G.L. Norrman. Samuel McGowan House (1889). Abbeville, South Carolina.