Memorial Hall, Coker University

Memorial Hall
Location2nd St. between Home Ave. and Carolina Ave., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°22′42″N 80°4′1″W / 34.37833°N 80.06694°W / 34.37833; -80.06694
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1913 (1913), 1916
ArchitectWilson & Sompayrac
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.89000001[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 1989

Memorial Hall, also known as the General Service Building, is a historic dormitory building located on the campus of Coker University at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built in two phases in 1913 and 1916. Memorial Hall is a three-story, five-bay, masonry building with Neo-Classical details. The front façade features a three-bay projecting full-height portico supported by four colossal Corinthian order columns. In 1916, the General Service Building was added and consists of three distinct parts: a central projecting block and two dormitory wings. It was built with funds donated by the college's founder, Major James Lide Coker.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ National Register Staff (November 1988). "Memorial Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Memorial Hall-General Services Building, Coker University, Darlington County (Second St., Hartsville)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved March 17, 2014.