Palmetto Building Explained

Palmetto Building
Location:	1400 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.0039°N -81.0347°W
Built:	1913
Architect:	Julius Harder
Architecture:	Skyscraper
Added:	November 25, 1980
Refnum:	80003696

The Palmetto Building, built during 1912–1913, is an early skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina.^{[1] [2]} It was designed by architect Julius Harder, and Wilson and Sompayrac served as supervising architects. Upon completion it was the tallest building in South Carolina at 215feet and with 15 floors.

The Palmetto Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Since the mid-2000s, it has housed the Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel.^[3]

It was important in the architectural career of Charles Coker Wilson, establishing his credentials for steel frame skyscraper construction.^[4]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Columbia, South Carolina

Notes and References

1. Web site: Palmetto Building . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1980 . 25 August 2012.
2. Web site: Palmetto Building, Richland County (1400 Main St., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 25 August 2012.
3. Web site: Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514022633/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/127587/sheraton-columbia-downtown-hotel-columbia-sc-usa . dead . May 14, 2015 . Emporis . December 17, 2020.
4. Web site: Wilson, Charles C. (1864-1933). Wells, John E. and Catherine W. Bishir. 2010. North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary. NCSU Libraries.