Woodlands (Columbia, South Carolina) Explained

Woodlands
Location:409 Old Woodlands Rd., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:33.975°N -80.9694°W
Builder:Hampton, Frank, Jr.
Architecture:Folk Victorian
Added:February 1, 2006
Refnum:05001572

Woodlands is a historic home located near Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a two-story, wood-frame farmhouse with a cross-gable roof and classical and Folk Victorian ornamentation. The front facade features a grand two-tiered porch. Also on the property is a detached kitchen building. Woodlands was the home of Harry R. E. Hampton (1897-1980), a leading journalist and conservationist in South Carolina.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David R. Arning. Woodlands . South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission . September 2005 . pdf . July 10, 2014.
  2. Web site: Woodlands, Richland County (409 Old Woodlands Rd., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . July 10, 2014.