{{short description|Historic district in South Carolina, United States}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP | name = Stateburg Historic District | nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes | image = Stateburg holy cross 1419.JPG | caption = Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg | nearest_city = Roughly bounded by U.S. Route 76 and South Carolina Highways 261 and 441, near Sumter, South Carolina | coordinates = {{coord|33|58|13|N|80|30|51|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = South Carolina#USA | mapframe = yes | mapframe-marker = building | mapframe-zoom = 12 |mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location for Statesburg Historic District | architect = Jones, E.C. | architecture = Greek Revival, Gothic Revival | added = February 24, 1971 | area = {{convert|5066|acre}} | refnum = 71000809<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> }}
The '''Stateburg Historic District''' is a historic district in Stateburg, in the High Hills of Santee area near Sumter, South Carolina in the United States. It includes two National Historic Landmarks, Borough House Plantation and the Church of the Holy Cross, and at least eight contributing properties within its boundaries. On February 24, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="scdahsum">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743022/index.htm |title=Stateburg Historic District |accessdate=2008-03-26|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History}}</ref> The historic district extends north and east of the town of Stateburg as far north as Meeting House Road and as far east as South Carolina Highway 441, covering an area of {{convert|5066|acre|km2}}.
==Description== The town of Stateburg was founded in 1783 by General Thomas Sumter, who hoped it would become the capital of the state, but it lost to Columbia by only a few votes. Previously the area had been used by people from Charleston to build summer homes to use to escape the oppressive heat of the Lowcountry. It was the county seat of the former Claremont County from 1783 to 1800. Stateburg was a thriving community until April, 1865, when many of its buildings were destroyed by Union troops under Brigadier General Edward E. Potter.<ref name="scdahsum"/><ref>[http://www.palmettohistory.org/hpdistricts/stateburg-historic-distric.html Map of Stateburg Historic District]</ref><ref name="nrhpinv3">Mary Schuette, Nomination Form for Stateburg Historic District, accessible by Internet Explorer through link at [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743022/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Stateburg Historic District]</ref>
==Contributing Properties== Contributing properties include:<ref name="scdahsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv3"/> * '''Borough House Plantation''' * '''Brookland Plantation''' * '''Chapel of Ease''' — built for Natalie DeLage Sumter, daughter-in-law of General Thomas Sumter<ref name="Sumter Highlights">[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scsumter/highlights.html Sumter Highlights]</ref> * '''High Hills of Santee Baptist Church''' * '''Maverick House''' * '''Miller House''', also known as ''' Ellison House''' — the home of Governor Stephen D. Miller, who sold it to William Ellison, a slave who had bought his freedom in 1816.<ref>http://www.discoversouthcarolina.com/products/3687.aspx?Print=1 Discover South Carolina listing for Ellison House</ref><ref>[http://src1.cas.sc.edu/dept2/iss/SCNames/ index.php?action=showPage&book=2&volume=13&page=31 USC Institute for Southern States, Plantation Names near Stateburg]</ref> * '''Millwood Plantation''' * '''Moorhill''' * '''Oakland Plantation''' * '''The Ruins''' — home of General Thomas Sumter in 1784. Despite its name, the home is still extant.<ref name="scdahsum"/> * '''Tomb of General Thomas Sumter''' — a South Carolina State Historic Site, managed as part of nearby Poinsett State Park.<ref name="Sumter Highlights"/><ref>[http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/files/State%20Parks /Rev%20War/RW_Gen%20Thomas%20Sumter.pdf Gen. Thomas Sumter biography]</ref>
==See also== *List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/SC/Sumter/state.html Commercial site giving National Register listings for Sumter County] * [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/sumter/S10817743022/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Stateburg Historic District] * [http://www.palmettohistory.org/hpdistricts/stateburg-historic-distric.html Map of Stateburg Historic District]
{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina}}
Category:Cemeteries in South Carolina Category:Geography of Sumter County, South Carolina Category:High Hills of Santee Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Category:Buildings and structures in Sumter County, South Carolina Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, South Carolina