Greenville County Historical Society

10/04/2026

Greenville faced bank failures, mill layoffs and widespread hardship during the Great Depression before New Deal programs brought relief.

10/04/2026

09/27/2026

Railings are being installed on the new stairs at the Poinsett bridge!

09/16/2026

The Greenville County Historical Society lecture series starts tomorrow... Wed, Sept 16, at 630pm at Downtown Presbyterian. Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness will be speaking about the history of Furman University

John Nolan on Greenville County Historical Society lecture series and upcoming topics.

09/01/2026

Hattie Logan Duckett founded Greenville’s Phillis Wheatley Center, creating a vital hub for Black education, recreation and community life.

08/31/2026

John Nolan is showing off at the City Club of Greenville Non-Profit Expo. It was fun hanging out with old friends and making new ones.

08/27/2026

1969 pic of the beloved Peddler Steak House from tge Joe Jordan collection in the collection

08/22/2026

Who remembers Scott Towers on Augusta St.? It was there from 1970-2014. All 14 stories came down within seconds during demolition. Any memories there?

08/22/2026

Greenville has some great historic neighborhoods that surround downtown. Hampton-Pinckney is Greenville’s oldest neighborhood and is just a few blocks from Main St. Along with downtown’s decline from the late 1960s to the 1980s, nearby neighborhoods like Hampton-Pinckney and Pettigru also declined and some houses were either torn down (Pettigru), became boarding houses, or were abandoned. This dramatic photo of the Eastlake Victorian home at 317 Hampton Ave. is an example of the state of homes in Hampton-Pinckney. The home was originally built in 1895 for B.A. Morgan, a local lawyer who also served as a member of the SC House of Representatives, City Attorney, and organizer of the Bank of Commerce at the corner of Coffee and Main Streets (now Ristorante Bergamo). Hampton-Pinckney’s bleak future turned a corner in the mid to late 1980s when families like the Colburns bought homes like this and restored them. Today, the neighborhood is filled with fully restored homes, a tight-knit community of home-owners and hosts one of Greenville’s most unique and wonderful annual events… HP Porchfest Mark your calendars for October 18, 2026 for this year’s event where musicians will perform for the public on the porches of these historic homes. Bring a folding chair and prepare to be charmed.

08/21/2026

Here's a great 1910 view of Paris Mountain taken from the Ottaray Hotel 1 year after it opened on N. Main St.