Library - Columbia, South Carolina
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 33° 59.922 W 081° 01.627
17S E 497495 N 3762012
W.P.A. built library now museum on the campus of the University of South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMGPYK
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member ddtfamily
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Facing the quadrangle is the new LIBRARY, designed by Henry C. Hibbs and completed in 1940 at a cost of $657,000 appropriated by the State government and PWA and constructed by WPA. Built of Indiana limestone, darkened by chemicals, the wide building has two main stories and a basement, with three stories in the north and south wings, and a fourth story under the central dome. Main entrances are east and west under porticos with tall Doric columns, and basement entrances, north and south, are beneath similar porticos. The immense fireproof structure is visible on streets approaching from all sides, presenting an imposing appearance. The interior is entirely modern, with book stacks, a periodical room, reserve reading room, offices for the staff, quarters for the library school, a faculty room, and seminars.. - South Carolina: A Guide to the Palmetto State, Columbia section , pg. 228

This section of the Guide is discussing various building on the campus of the University of South Carolina.    The new library was call McKissick Library.  The building is no longer used as a library but is the visitors center for the University and also house the McKissick Museum.
Book: South Carolina

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 228

Year Originally Published: 1941

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