National Historic Landmark · Hartsville, South Carolina

Coker Experimental Farms

Built 1902. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Coker Experimental Farms
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
AddressW of Hartsville on SC 151, Hartsville, SC
CountyDarlington County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forAgriculture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asCoker Pedigreed Seed Company
Reference number66000706
Built1902 · more from the 1900s
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressW of Hartsville on SC 151, Hartsville, SC
Coordinates34.3631° N, 80.0597° W · Directions ↗
Also in Hartsville25 listed places in Hartsville →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Coker Experimental Farms listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Coker Experimental Farms built?

1902.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Coker Experimental Farms?

W of Hartsville on SC 151, Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Coker Experimental Farms?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000706. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.