National Loan and Exchange Bank Building explained

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building
Location:1338 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.0036°N -81.0347°W
Architect:Brite, John
Builder:Cain, John
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Skyscraper, Georgian Revival
Added:March 2, 1979
Refnum:79003374

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building, also known as the Barringer Building, is a historic bank and office building located at 1338 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a 12-story, steel frame building faced in brick and stone. It measures 184 feet high and is considered Columbia's first skyscraper. The building was owned by the Barringer Corporation from 1953 until 1974.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: unknown. National Loan and Exchange Bank Building . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. pdf . 2014-01-07.
  2. Web site: National Loan and Exchange Bank Building, Richland County (1338 Main St., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07.