Arcade Building (Columbia, South Carolina)

Arcade Building
The interior of the Arcade Building, viewed from the Main Street entrance
Location1332 Main St. Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′12″N 81°2′4″W / 34.00333°N 81.03444°W / 34.00333; -81.03444
Area.07 acres (0.028 ha)
Built1912
Architectural stylesecond Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.82001525[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The Arcade Building is a historic enclosed arcade in Columbia, South Carolina[2][3] that was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982.[1]

Architecture and history

The Arcade Building was constructed in 1912 by the Equitable Real Estate Company, and is reported to have cost 200,000 dollars ($6.52 million today).[2][3] There are two identical terra cotta façades that face Main and Washington streets in an "L" shape. The Arcade Building has two stories, plus a basement. Both floors have five bays.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Arcade Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. October 22, 1980. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Arcade Building, Richland County (1332 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved August 18, 2012.