Columbia Township Auditorium
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Columbia Township Auditorium | |
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| Location | 1703 Taylor St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°00′35″N 81°01′40″W / 34.00972°N 81.02778°WCoordinates: 34°00′35″N 81°01′40″W / 34.00972°N 81.02778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Lafaye and Lafaye; Heslep, John C. |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001104[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2005 |
Columbia Township Auditorium, also known as Township Auditorium, is a historic auditorium located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1930, and is a three-story, brick building with a Doric order columned portico in the Georgian Revival style. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 2,500 to 3,500. Through the 1960s, white and black patrons could attend the same events, but sat in separate areas in accordance with existing Jim Crow laws.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ James Fennell (November 2004). "Columbia Township Auditorium" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Columbia Township Auditorium, Richland County (1703 Taylor St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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