- Old Campus District, University of South Carolina
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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 CarolinaArchitect: Robert Mills, et al. Architectural style: Early Republic Governing body: State of South Carolina NRHP Reference#: 70000596 [1] Added to NRHP: June 5, 1970 The Old Campus District, University of South Carolina, is an historic district centered around The Horseshoe on the main campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, in the United States. On June 5, 1970, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Contents
National Registry listing
- Old Campus District, University of South Carolina
- (added 1970 - District - #70000596)
- Bounded by Pendleton, Sumter, Pickens, and Green(e) Sts., Columbia
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Mills, Robert, et al.
- Architectural Style: Early Republic
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Education
- Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825–1849, 1850–1874
- Owner: State (of South Carolina)
- Historic Function: Education, Recreation And Culture
- Historic Sub-function: College, Monument/Marker (Maxcy Monument)
- Current Function: Education, Recreation And Culture
- Current Sub-function: College, Monument/Marker (Maxcy Monument)
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
- List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
- Historical Photos of USC Buildings and Grounds at the University of South Carolina Library's Digital Collections Page]
Coordinates: 33°59′54″N 81°01′43″W / 33.99833°N 81.02861°W
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Lists by county Abbeville • Aiken • Allendale • Anderson • Bamberg • Barnwell • Beaufort • Berkeley • Calhoun • Charleston • Cherokee • Chester • Chesterfield • Clarendon • Colleton • Darlington • Dillon • Dorchester • Edgefield • Fairfield • Florence • Georgetown • Greenville • Greenwood • Hampton • Horry • Jasper • Kershaw • Lancaster • Laurens • Lee • Lexington • Marion • Marlboro • McCormick • Newberry • Oconee • Orangeburg • Pickens • Richland • Saluda • Spartanburg • Sumter • Union • Williamsburg • York
Lists by city Other lists University of South Carolina Academics 
Athletics South Carolina Gamecocks • Carolina-Clemson rivalry
Men's Sports: Baseball • Basketball • Football • Soccer • Tennis • Track & Field
Women's Sports: Basketball • Soccer • Softball • Tennis • Track & Field • Volleyball
Facilities: Williams-Brice Stadium • Colonial Life Arena • Carolina Stadium • Stone Stadium
People: Mark Berson • Curtis Frye • Darrin Horn • Beverly Smith • Shelley Smith • Steve Spurrier • Dawn Staley • Ray TannerCampus Student life Cocky • The Daily Gamecock • WUSC • Student Gamecock Television (SGTV) • The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way • We Hail Thee Carolina • Mighty Sound of the Southeast • Five Points • Congaree Vista • Riverbanks Zoo • Lake Murray
Miscellaneous Notable Gamecocks • Presidents • Board of Trustees • History of the University • Clariosophic • Euphradian • S.C.C. Cadets
Categories:- Historic districts in South Carolina
- Schools on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Richland County, South Carolina
- South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
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