Rutledge College - Columbia, South Carolina
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BruceS
N 33° 59.894 W 081° 01.657
17S E 497449 N 3761960
Historic and oldest building on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
Waymark Code: WMGPYJ
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2013
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In the oldest building, RUTLEDGE COLLEGE, SE. end of the quadrangle, the library was originally housed and literary societies first met in the central first-floor chapel. The old bell hangs in its cupola. Long known as 'South,' the building is named for John Rutledge, Revolutionary statesman. Burned and rebuilt on original lines in 1855, it accommodated Union staff headquarters in 1865 and the house of representatives, 1865-8.. - South Carolina: A Guide to the Palmetto State, Columbia section , pg. 228
Rutledge College is the oldest building on campus. The building is now used as a chapel, residence hall and houses the College of Religious Studies.