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Newry Historic District, Oconee County (Newry)
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Courtney Mill
Complex
Broad St.
Courtney Mill
Office
Broad St.
Company Store and
Post Office, ca. 1935
Broad St.
Company Store and
Post Office, ca. 1980
Broad St.
Union Church
Broadway St.
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Emmanuel Holiness
Church
Lodge
Broadway St.
Innisfallen Type A
Residence
Type B
Residence
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Type C
Residence
Type D
Residences
54 Broadway St.
Type A Variation
65 Broadway St.
Supervisor's Residence
69 Broadway St.
Supervisor's Residence
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103 Broadway St. 44 Second Ave. South Ave. with
Type A Residences
Broadway St. with
Type B Residences
Aerial View of Newry

The Newry Historic District encompasses a textile mill village established at the turn of the century. Situated in a rural setting in the Little River Valley, the town of Newry is visually isolated by a series of surrounding ridges, dense forest, and a large earthen dam on Lake Keowee, which form the boundaries of the district. The district contains 118 properties including the mill complex, mill office, company store and post office, village church, and numerous workers residences, located within an area of approximately 250 acres. Courtenay Mill was constructed in a typical New England textile factory design. The design is attributed to W.B.S. Whaley. Most of the buildings in Newry were built during the period 1893-1910 and are examples of the turn-of-the century genre of mill village design in South Carolina. These include the principal buildings of brick construction located adjacent to the town square, i.e., company store and post office located on the north side, and mill office on the south side. The village church with late Classical Revival style details is located on Broadway in the center of Newry. Sixty-nine houses are two-story duplexes with a catslide roof, eight houses are two-story single family residences. Other wood frame buildings include four larger two-story residences believed to have been originally occupied by mill supervisors, two one-story residences, one additional church and a recreation lodge. The ruin of Innisfallen, the Neo-Classical house built for mill founder, William A. Courtenay, is located on a ridge southwest from the village. Listed in the National Register March 19, 1982.

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