South Carolina State House

South Carolina State House
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
The South Carolina State House
location	Columbia , South Carolina
Coordinates	34 ° 0 '1.6 "  N , 81 ° 1' 59.3"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 0 '1.6 "  N , 81 ° 1' 59.3"  W.
Built	1855-1907
architect	PHHammarskold, John Niernsee, Frank McHenry Niernsee, Frank Pierce Milburn , Charles Coker Wilson
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP number	70000598
Data
The NRHP added	5th June 1970
Declared as an  NHL	May 11, 1976

The South Carolina State House is the state capitol and seat of government of the state of South Carolina . It is located in its capital, Columbia . It is the seat of the governor and the lieutenant governor . It also housed the state's Supreme Court until 1971 before it moved to a former post office. The South Carolina State House is in a park at the intersection of Gervais and Assembly Streets.

building

One of six bronze stars on the facade. Artillery shells struck here at the time of the siege.

The first plans came from the architect PH Hammarskold. However, after construction began, Hammarskold was soon fired for fraud and breach of duty. Shortly afterwards, the parts of the building that had already been completed had to be torn down again due to the poor quality of material and construction. John Niernsee revised Hammarskold's design and construction began again in 1855. The civil war stalled construction and was finally stopped in 1865 after Union troops under General Sherman entered Columbia on February 17 and set several public buildings on fire. So did the State House, after it was previously damaged by artillery fire.

The poverty after the end of the civil war and the reintegration of the southern states into the Union slowed down the progress of construction again. The basic structures of the building were finally completed in 1875. In 1900 Frank Pierce Milburn took over the construction management before it was transferred to the architect Charles Coker Wilson in 1905 , who finally completed the South Carolina State House in 1907.

The State House has been listed as a building on the National Register of Historic Places since June 1970 . Due to its historical significance, it has had the status of a National Historic Landmark since May 1976 .

Surroundings

The surrounding park is home to several monuments. In the north there is a memorial to those who fell in the civil war. It consists of a flagpole with the flag of the Confederate States . The flag had been on the dome of the building since 1962. During the 2000 presidential election , controversy arose over whether a Confederate flag could fly over a state house. On July 1, 2000, the flag was moved in front of the building.

After the racially motivated attack in Charleston and the subsequent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of South Carolina , the flag was lowered on July 10, 2015. It has since resided in the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum .

There is also a memorial to the history of the Afro-Americans in the park and one each for Senators Strom Thurmond and Benjamin Tillman .

literature

• John M. Bryan: Creating the South Carolina State House. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia 1999, ISBN 978-1-57003-291-2 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ South Carolina State House . In: National Historic Landmark summary listing . National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 24, 2008.  
2. ^ Supreme Court History . South Carolina Judicial Department. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
3. ↑ Lynn Sims Salsi: Columbia - History of a Southern Capital . Arcadia Publishing, Charleston 2003, ISBN 0-7385-2411-5 , p. 50.
4. ^ SC Statehouse . South Carolina State Parks. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
5. ^ The State House History . South Carolina State House Student Connection. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
6. ^ The State House History . South Carolina State House Student Connection. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 23, 2012. 
7. ^ Bryan, John Morrill: Creating the South Carolina State House , p. 116. University of South Carolina Press, 1999 ISBN 1-57003-291-2 .
8. ^ South Carolina Statehouse, Richland County (Main & Gervais Sts., Columbia) . In: National Register Properties in South Carolina listing . South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
9. ^ South Carolina Statehouse on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed February 16, 2020.
10. ^ Mary Jane Gregory, Ralph Christian, George R. Adams: National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: South Carolina Statehouse. (PDF, 32 kB) National Park Service, December 1975, accessed February 5, 2015 (and photos ). 
11. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Carolina. National Park Service , accessed February 16, 2020.
12. ↑ Jake Tapper: John McCain to condemn Confederate flag , Salon.com. April 18, 2000. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 16, 2011.  
13. ^ Borgna Brunner: South Carolina's Confederate Flag Comes Down , Infoplease.com. June 30, 2000. Retrieved April 19, 2007. 
14. ↑ Confederate flag : South Carolina catches up with the southern flag forever. Retrieved December 10, 2018 . 

Web links

• South Carolina State House virtual tour

Commons : South Carolina State House  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files