Building at 1644 Main Street

Building at 1644 Main Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Building at 1644 Main Street in April, 2015
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Location	1644 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′27″N81°2′11″W / 34.00750°N 81.03639°W / 34.00750; -81.03639
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1940 (1940), 1950
Architect	Behles, F. Paul
Architectural style	Depression Modern
MPS	Columbia MRA
NRHP reference No.	79003377 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 2, 1979

Tapp's department store final logo

The Building at 1644 Main Street, also known as Tapp's Department Store, is a historic commercial building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1940, and enlarged in 1950. It is a five- to seven-story, Depression Modern building faced in stucco and dark tremolite stone. Above the main entrance is a distinctive clock face and a sign with large freestanding letters. ^{[2] [3]} Tapp's Department Store closed in 1995.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. unknown (n.d.). "Building at 1644 Main Street" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
3. "1644 Main St., Richland County (Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 7, 2014.