Old Campus District, University of South Carolina

Old Campus District, University of South Carolina

The Horseshoe at the heart of USC's historic campus as it looks today.
Location

Bounded by Pendleton, Sumter, Pickens, and Greene streets

Columbia, South Carolina
Area 47 acres (19 ha)
Built 1848
Architect Robert Mills, et al.
Architectural style Early Republic
NRHP Reference # 70000596[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 1970

The Old Campus District, University of South Carolina, is a historic district centered on The Horseshoe on the main campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.[2][3] On June 5, 1970, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

National Registry listing

Historic pictorial map

View of the Horseshoe in 1850 from College Street, looking east
An 1872 illustration of the Horseshoe, USC's original campus.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ McCorkle, Norman (August 26, 1970). "University of South Carolina Old Campus District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "University of South Carolina Old Campus District, Richland County (Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

Coordinates: 33°59′54″N 81°01′43″W / 33.99833°N 81.02861°W / 33.99833; -81.02861


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