Palmetto Building


Palmetto Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	1400 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′14″N 81°2′5″W / 34.00389°N 81.03472°W / 34.00389; -81.03472
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1913
Architect	Julius Harder
Architectural style	Skyscraper
NRHP reference No.	80003696^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1980

The Palmetto Building, built during 1912–1913, is an early skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina.^[2]^[3] It was designed by architect Julius Harder, and Wilson and Sompayrac served as supervising architects. Upon completion it was the tallest building in South Carolina at 215 ft (66 m) and with 15 floors.^[4]

The Palmetto Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1] Since the mid-2000s, it has housed the Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel.^[5]

It was important in the architectural career of Charles Coker Wilson, establishing his credentials for steel frame skyscraper construction.^[4]^{[failed verification]}

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Palmetto Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. October 1980. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Palmetto Building, Richland County (1400 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b Wells, John E. and Catherine W. Bishir (2010). "Wilson, Charles C. (1864-1933)". North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary. NCSU Libraries.
^ "Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

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