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″N 81°2′11″W / 34.00750°N 81.03639°W / 34.00750; -81.03639Coordinates: 34°0′27″N 81°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 #	79003377[1]
Added to NRHP	March 2, 1979

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

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