Memorial Hall, Coker University Explained

Memorial Hall
Location:2nd St. between Home Ave. and Carolina Ave., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.3783°N -80.0669°W
Built:, 1916
Architect:Wilson & Sompayrac
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:February 9, 1989
Refnum:89000001

Memorial Hall, also known as the General Service Building, is a historic dormitory building located on the campus of Coker University at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built in two phases in 1913 and 1916. Memorial Hall is a three-story, five-bay, masonry building with Neo-Classical details. The front façade features a three-bay projecting full-height portico supported by four colossal Corinthian order columns. In 1916, the General Service Building was added and consists of three distinct parts: a central projecting block and two dormitory wings. It was built with funds donated by the college's founder, Major James Lide Coker.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register Staff . Memorial Hall. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 1988. pdf . 17 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Memorial Hall-General Services Building, Coker University, Darlington County (Second St., Hartsville). South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 17 March 2014.