Barnwell City Hall operates from the historic Bank of Barnwell building, a two-story brick landmark in downtown Barnwell, South Carolina. Constructed in 1887, the building has served as a succession of banks and influential law offices. Following renovations, the first floor houses the City of Barnwell municipal offices, while the second floor maintains private law offices.
This Historical Site Marker Reads, “ Bank Of Barnwell
This building, constructed
in 1887 as the Bank of
Barnwell, was home to a
succession of banks for 116
years. The bank occupied
the first floor, and the law
offices occupied the second
floor, with additions in
1950 and 1961. This was
the Bank of Barnwell 1887-
1909, Western Carolina Bank
1909-1932, the Bank of
Barnwell 1932-1963, State
Bank and Trust from 1963 to
the late 1970s, then housed
several bank branches until
First Citizens Bank of S.C.
was last, 1995-2003.
Edgar A. Brown
Law Office
The law firm of Edgar A.
Brown (1888-1975) occupied
the second floor for more
than sixty years, with
later partners since. One
partner, Herman Mazursky,
was Barnwell’s longest-
serving mayor. Brown, one
of the powerful politicians
in “the Barnwell Ring,” is
best known as president pro
tem of the S.C. Senate
1942-1972. The City of
Barnwell renovated this
building in 2008, with city
hall on the first floor.