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Hotel Oregon
The former Hotel Oregon in downtown Spartanburg was built in 1909 by Dr. Clarence Oakman, a respected pharmacist from Charleston. Oakman moved to the Upstate in 1898 and opened a pharmacy in a frame...
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Green Street Baptist Church
This historic church in Spartanburg was founded in 1891 and served as the genesis of a hospital that opened in its adjacent parsonage in 1907. The church’s congregation consisted of residents of the...
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Spartanburg County Courthouse
In 1785, the Upstate’s Ninety-Six District was divided into three portions – Spartanburg County, Laurens County, and Union County. Two years later, a courthouse was built on land purchased from Thomas...
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Spartanburg Buddhist Center of SC
This Buddhist temple and meditation center was founded in Spartanburg in 2010 by Cambodian-American Buddhists. The center incorporates Theravada Buddhist traditions, which focus on experiences and...
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Camp Croft State Park
This 7,000-acre park near downtown Spartanburg was once a United States Army training camp, giving it the name Camp Croft. The training base was established here in 1941 under the direction of...
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Converse College
Converse College, a women’s liberal arts college in Spartanburg, was founded in 1889 and opened in 1890. It is named for textile magnate Dexter Converse, who helmed several area cotton mills such as...
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First Presbyterian of Spartanburg
The congregation of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg dates back to 1843, when eight former members of Nazareth Presbyterian gathered together in the home of James Kelso Means. Nazareth...
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Barnet Park
Located in downtown Spartanburg, the seven-acre Barnet Park is home to the Zimmerli Amphitheater and plays host to dozens of outdoor performance events each year. The picnic pavilion and several miles...
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Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve
In 1969, Josephine and Harold Hatcher moved to Spartanburg from Indianapolis, Indiana, where they’d lived for 30 years. Recently retired, the couple longed both for a warmer climate and to be nearer...
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Greenlawn Cemetery
The beautiful and expansive Greelawn Cemetery, located on the eastern side of Spartanburg, serves as the final resting place for many families in this part of the Upstate. Owned and maintained by the...
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