Columbia Historic District II explained

Columbia Historic District II
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Taylor, Richland, Pickens, and Barnwell Sts.; Blanding, Laurel, Richland, Calhoun, Marion, Bull, Pickens, Henderson, and Barnwell Sts.; 1328 Blanding Street, Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.0108°N -81.0336°W
Architect:Mills, Robert, et al.
Architecture:Early Republic, Greek Revival, Columbia Cottage
Added:May 6, 1971
Increase:June 28, 1982
Increase2:October 2, 2018
Area:41acres
Refnum:71000799
Increase Refnum:82003901
Increase2 Refnum:100003002

Columbia Historic District II is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 113 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a former residential section of Columbia. They were built between the early-19th century and the 1930s (majority between 1900 and 1918) and are now mostly used for commercial purposes. The buildings are in the Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, and the “Columbia Cottage” styles. Notable buildings include the Robert Mills House, Debruhl-Marshall House, Hampton-Preston House, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Crawford-Clarkson House, Maxcy Gregg House, Hale-Elmore-Seibels House, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and Ebenezer Lutheran Church.[1] [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was enlarged in 1982, and underwent a boundary adjustment in 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dollie McGrath. Columbia Historic District II. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1971. pdf . 2014-01-07.
  2. Web site: Columbia Historic District II, Richland County (Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07 . and accompanying map
  3. Web site: John Wells. Columbia Historic District II (Boundary Increase). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 1981. pdf . 2014-01-07. etal.