South Carolina State House
State capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with South Carolina House of Representatives.
The South Carolina State House is the building housing the government of the U.S. state of South Carolina, which includes the South Carolina General Assembly and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Located in the capital city of Columbia near the corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets, the building also housed the Supreme Court until 1971.[3]
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South Carolina State House | |
Location | 1100 Gervais St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°0′1.56″N 81°1′59.33″W |
Built | 1855; 169 years ago (1855) |
Architect | John R. Niernsee; Et al. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 70000598 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 1970; 53 years ago (1970-06-05)[1] |
Designated NHL | May 11, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-05-11)[2] |
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The State House is in the Classical Revival style; it is approximately 180 feet (55 m) tall, 300 feet (91 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) wide. It weighs more than 70,000 short tons (64,000 t) and has 130,673 square feet (12,140 m2) of space.