West Gervais Street Historic District

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West Gervais Street Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Gadsen, Senate, Park, and Lady Sts., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′56″N81°02′21″W / 33.99889°N 81.03917°W / 33.99889; -81.03917 Coordinates: 33°59′56″N81°02′21″W / 33.99889°N 81.03917°W / 33.99889; -81.03917
Area23.2 acres (9.4 ha)
MPS Columbia MRA
NRHP reference No. 83002206 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1983

West Gervais Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 40 contributing buildings in a commercial, warehouse, and light industrial section of Columbia. They date from about 1846 to the 1930s. Notable buildings include the W. H. Gibbes Machinery Co. and Carriage Works, Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Depot, and Seaboard Air Line Railroad Baggage Room. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Nancy Fox (n.d.). "West Gervais Street Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "West Gervais Street Historic District, Richland County (Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07. and accompanying map