Eau Claire Town Hall and Survey Publishing Company Building

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Eau Claire Town Hall and Survey Publishing Company Building
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Location3904 Monticello Rd., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°2′22″N81°2′28″W / 34.03944°N 81.04111°W / 34.03944; -81.04111
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1914
ArchitectJ. Carroll Johnson [1]
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
MPS Columbia MRA
NRHP reference No. 79003371 [2]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1979

Eau Claire Town Hall and Survey Publishing Company Building is a building that was built for the Survey Publishing Company. Later it was the Eau Claire Town Hall. [1] [3] In 1979, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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History

The building was started in 1912 and completed in 1914. It was first occupied by the Survey Publishing Company that published the American Lutheran Survey. The editor was Walton H. Greever, who was also a faculty member at the nearby Lutheran seminary. After the Survey folded, the building became the Eau Claire Town Hall from 1928 to 1955. In 1955, Eau Claire merged with the City of Columbia. [3]

Architecture

The building was designed by J. Carroll Johnson of Urquhart and Johnson in Columbia. [1] The building is a two-story brick building with asymmetrical plan. It is decorated with tile and decorative concrete. It features a four-story tower on the southeast corner. The building has five arched bays on the east and west sides and two on the south side. There is also a one-story, brick building that was used for the printing plant. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eau Claire Town Hall and Survey Publishing Company Building, Richland County (3904 Monticello Rd., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Mary. "Eau Claire Town Hall and Survey Publishing Company Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 15 October 2012.