Bank of Hampton

The Bank of Hampton is a historic bank building located at Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina.

Bank of Hampton
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bank of Hampton, January 2006
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Location	15 Elm St., E, Hampton, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°51′59″N 81°6′31″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1892 (1892)
Built by	Fontaine, Vincent Joseph
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	01000606[1]
Added to NRHP	May 30, 2001

Description and history

It was built in 1891–1892, and is a two-story Italianate-influenced brick building. The building features segmental arches over door and window openings, and low flat parapets at the side elevations. The Bank of Hampton operated until 1926. From the 1930s to the 1960s the building was operated as rental commercial space, with upstairs law offices.

Since 1987, the building has housed the Hampton Museum and Visitors’ Center.^[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2001.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sarah Fick (December 2000). "Bank of Hampton" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
3. "Bank of Hampton, Hampton County (15 Elm St., E., Hampton)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

External links

• Media related to Bank of Hampton (Hampton, South Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
• Hampton Museum and Visitors’ Center - official site