Site of Columbia High School

Site of Columbia High School is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 1986.

Richland County · dedicated 1986 · Washington St. between Sumter & Marion Sts., Columbia, Columbia

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Described as "Collegiate Italian Renaissance" in style, this school was designed by J. Carroll Johnson, of Urquhart and Johnson, in Columbia. The cornerstone was laid in 1915 with Gov. Richard I. Manning as a featured speaker. Final classes were held here in December 1975, when Columbia High moved into a new building. Thus came the end of an institution of education and culture that meant so much to so many.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Columbia High School Class of 1925

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