South Carolina Memorial Garden
South Carolina Memorial Garden | |
Location | 1919 Lincoln St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°00′34″N 81°02′36″W / 34.00944°N 81.04333°WCoordinates: 34°00′34″N 81°02′36″W / 34.00944°N 81.04333°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1945 | -1957
NRHP reference No. | 09000464[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 2012 |
South Carolina Memorial Garden is a historic memorial garden located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1944-1945 by the Garden Club of South Carolina. It was designed by noted landscape architect (1893-1977). It includes a variety of ornamental plants and complementary design elements such as a gate house or tea room (1957), tool house or gardener's shed (1949-1951), walls (1948), gates (1948), walks, fountain terrace and fountain (1951-1952), sculpture (1952, 1954), and garden furniture. It was the first memorial garden sponsored by a state garden club in the United States that recognized veterans of World War II.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/02/12 through 4/06/12. National Park Service. 2012-04-13.
- ^ John M. Sherrer, III, J. Tracy Power, and Andrew W. Chandler (March 2012). "South Carolina Memorial Garden" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "South Carolina Memorial Garden, Richland County (1919 Lincoln St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
Categories:
- World War II memorials in the United States
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Buildings and structures completed in 1957
- Buildings and structures in Columbia, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina
- Richland County, South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs