Ram Cat Alley Historic District
Ram Cat Alley Historic District, April 2012
Ram Cat Alley Historic District is located in South Carolina
Ram Cat Alley Historic District
Ram Cat Alley Historic District is located in the United States
Ram Cat Alley Historic District
LocationRam Cat Alley and North Townville St., Seneca, South Carolina
Coordinates34°41′06″N 82°57′09″W / 34.68500°N 82.95250°W / 34.68500; -82.95250
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.00000289[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2000

Ram Cat Alley Historic District is a national historic district located at Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina. It encompasses 18 contributing buildings in the central business district of Seneca. They were built between about 1887 and 1930. Notable buildings include the Patterson Building, Harper and Jones Building, C. F. Adams General Store, Old Seneca Post Office, and Richardson Theatre.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] The application was compiled and submitted by Chris Knopf, a Clemson University Graduate Student, and Walter Scharer, then Planning Director for Seneca, South Carolina. Knopf is now County Manager for Surry County, North Carolina, and Scharer is Planning Director for Shelby, North Carolina.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Christopher Knopf and Walter Sharer (August 1999). "Ram Cat Alley Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ram Cat Alley Historic District, Oconee County (Seneca)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 29, 2014. and accompanying map


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