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 Courtesy of the S.C. Dept. of Archives and History

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 Image courtesy of the Segars Collection – 2015

Image courtesy of the Segars Collection – 2015
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Neoclassical Revival became a dominant style for domestic buildings nationwide between 1900-1940s. It was directly inspired by the Beaux-Arts style and the Columbian Exposition (Chicago World’s Fair, 1893). The style tends to include the features of classical symmetry, full-height porch with columns and temple front, and various classical ornament such as dentil cornices. Basically, this is the revival of the Greek Revival style that dominated the first half of the 19th century. Because the style was more scaled down and flexible than its grander cousin, the Beaux-Arts, Neoclassical spread prolifically throughout the U.S. and became popular for a wide range of everyday buildings. Everything from townhouses, suburban homes, county courthouses, main street commercial buildings, and bank branches readily employed variations of the style. Often the single identifying feature on simpler structures (such as townhouses) might be the prominent columned porch with Greek portico above the entryway. Also unlike Beaux-Arts style, Neoclassical buildings tend to stick with pure Greek elements, especially the form of Greek temples, with their columns, entablatures, and triangular pediments.  Thousands of elegant Neoclassical Revival mansions dotted the South’s streetscape from the early 20th century until the onslaught of the Great Depression.

Clio Baptist Church

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200 Red Bluff Street

City Directories and History:  Constructed in 1912.  Clio was named for the muse of history. It had formerly been called Ivey’s Crossroads and Hawleyville for early merchants. William Rogers, a man from the North as Hawley was, followed him in business at the crossroad site and it is said to have been he who named the village Clio. Mr. Rogers was the maternal grandfather of Governor Thomas G. McLeod. There is little doubt that from the earliest period there has been a river crossing at this point. Nearby was one of the earliest Baptist congregations, later dissolved into churches on both sides of die Pee Dee River.

First Baptist Church of Clio

First Baptist Church of Clio

(Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)

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R&R HISTORY LINK: Clio’s NR District

R&R HISTORY LINK: SCDOT Map of Marlboro Co., – 1939

R&R HISTORY LINK: Colton’s 1854 Map of Marlboro Co., S.C.

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