John C. Calhoun State Office Building

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John C. Calhoun State Office Building
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Location1015 Sumter St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′57″N81°01′51″W / 33.99917°N 81.03083°W / 33.99917; -81.03083 Coordinates: 33°59′57″N81°01′51″W / 33.99917°N 81.03083°W / 33.99917; -81.03083
AreaLess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectMedary, Milton; Tatum, Harold
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 11000703 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 2011

John C. Calhoun State Office Building is a historic office building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a five-story, I-shaped limestone clad building over a raised basement in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. It housed the South Carolina State Highway Department until 1952. The National Guard seized and occupied the Calhoun Building from October to December 1935 under the orders of Governor Olin D. Johnston. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/19/11 through 9/23/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-30.
  2. Anjuli Grantham (July 2011). "John C. Calhoun State Office Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "John C. Calhoun State Office Building, Richland County (1015 Sumter St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.