The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Blink Bonnie, Camp Welfare, Century House, Hunter House, Mount Hope, Ridgeway Historic District, Ruff's Chapel, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Valencia, Vaughn's Stage Coach Stop, and the Monroe Wilson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places
5 historic places in Ridgeway
Ridgeway has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 35 historic buildings, because Ridgeway Historic District alone counts 31.
#45
In South Carolinaby listings · most towns there have none
5places listed4 buildings · 1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
35historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1971first listedSt. Stephen's Episcopal Church · newest: Ruff's Chapel, 1980
Where they are
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966. Ridgeway’s busiest decade was the 1980s.
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Listed 1971St. Stephen's Episcopal ChurchListed 1971Century HouseListed 1980Monroe Wilson HouseListed 1980Ridgeway Historic DistrictListed 1980Ruff's Chapel
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.