Downtown – Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry Opera House has a prominent central location, owing to their important social and civic function. The clock tower helps to make the main entrance stand out, as does the prominent canopy over the entrance.
The Ritz Theatre is a second performing arts venue and home of the Newberry Community Players. While less prominent than the opera house, it also has an important civic and social function.
This prominent block of buildings is broken canted entrance and tower that break the rhythm of two-story buildings.
Distinctive architectural details throughout the town are evident in many buildings. From Neoclassical details on the Public Library, Art Deco detailing in the lettering and fluted pilasters for the Newberry Fire Department, brick detailing, columns, and elaborate brickwork on other buildings.
This gorgeous Greek Revival building has fluted Doric columns, entablature, and pediment with raised relief decorations.
This contemporary building with the name “The City Filling Station” has a canopy expanding over a service area. Unique is the fact that there are two stories rather than one as is typical.
Lampposts are of sufficient size to allow for posting of banners, mounting of traffic lights, and placement of customized street signs. Upon closer inspection an architectural detail from the Opera House is utilized as an anchor graphic for the street name signs.
Not all historic buildings are in use and pristine condition. This handsome arcaded block also has an elaborate corbelled brick cornice. Hopefully it can be repurposed and brought back into use again.
In a nearby community of Landrum, “Think Foothills First” is a shop local initiative joining the communities of Columbus, Tryon, Saluda, and Landrum.
Those four communities also promote themselves as “Our Carolina Foothills.”