Monuments on the South Carolina State House Grounds
Monuments
on the South Carolina State House Grounds
Since Columbia’s founding in 1786, the grounds of the South Carolina State House have grown from a 4-acre site bounded by Richardson (Main), Gervais, Assembly, and Senate streets into a 22-acre complex featuring 7 buildings and more than 30 monuments. South Carolinians have constructed, altered, and reconsidered this space for more than 230 years—and continue to do so today. In 2019, architectural historian Lydia Mattice Brandt, Ph.D. undertook a comprehensive survey of this built landscape. Her research serves as the basis for this new web-based tour, available below. If you would like to do your own research on the monuments (and to find out more from the sources used to create this website), visit our bibliography page.
This project was made possible with generous support from
SC Humanities and the Richland County Conservation Commission.
Explore the Grounds
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Buildings & Landscape
City of Columbia Bicentennial Time Capsule
Capitol Complex Marker
Edgar A. Brown Building
John C. Calhoun State Office Building
L. Marion Gressette Building
Liberty Bell Replica
Old State House Marker
Rembert C. Dennis Building
Solomon Blatt Building
South Carolina State House
Tribute Grove
Wade Hampton State Office Building -
People
African American History Monument
Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument
George Washington Monument
Grave of Swanson Lunsford
James Francis Byrnes Monument
Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker
Monument to Dr. J. Marion Sims
Profiles of Robert Young Hayne and George McDuffie
Richardson Square Marker
Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway Marker
South Carolina Law Enforcement Memorial
Strom Thurmond Monument
Wade Hampton III Monument -
War
Gun from the USS Maine
Mount for Spanish Cannon
Palmetto Regiment Monument
Partisan Generals Monument
South Carolina Armed Forces Monument
South Carolina Monument to the Confederate Dead
South Carolina Monument to the Women of the Confederacy
Spanish American War Veterans Monument
Stars and Inscriptions on the State House
Thursday, September 24th
6 — 7 p.m.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour | femme x COLUMBIA
Back by popular demand, Historic Columbia's Behind-the-Scenes Tour is going virtual!
Friday, October 2nd
5 — 7 p.m.
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Musicians from the South Carolina Philharmonic will join Historic Columbia to present a beautiful concert of light classics in the Gardens at Hampton-Preston. Please plan to arrive any time after 5 p.m. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. and last an hour. Bring your own blanket or chairs, and...
Saturday, October 3rd
9 a.m. — 12 p.m.
Family Day History Hunters at Robert Mills
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Enter the world of the 19th century before tablets and television. How did kids entertain themselves? What were their daily lives like? Join us for a socially distanced family day to learn about what life was like before electricity through crafts, games, and an interactive tour of the Robert Mills...
Thursday, October 15th
6 — 7 p.m.
Palladium’s 16th Annual Bluegrass, Bidding and BBQ
Rescheduled from March, the annual Palladium event is being conducted with a unique approach as it shifts to a virtual platform. Beginning on International Bluegrass Day (Oct. 1), Historic Columbia will release on HistoricColumbia.org and social media a wide array of bluegrass and BBQ-related content, including sneak peeks of premier...
Friday, October 30th
6:30 — 8:30 p.m.
Movies in the Garden: Hocus Pocus
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Historic Columbia is excited to bring you Movies in the Garden sponsored by The ART of Real Estate. Enjoy an evening with your family at Movies in the Garden: Hocus Pocus! Watch this 1993 classic family film in socially distanced pods on the Hampton-Preston Mansion grounds with food from one...
Thursday, November 5th
5 — 7 p.m.
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Musicians from the South Carolina Philharmonic will join Historic Columbia to present a beautiful concert of light classics in the Gardens at Hampton-Preston. Please plan to arrive any time after 5 p.m. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. and last an hour. Bring your own blanket or chairs, and...
Friday, December 4th
6:30 — 8:30 p.m.
Movies in the Garden: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Historic Columbia is excited to bring you Movies in the Garden sponsored by The ART of Real Estate. Get in the holiday spirit with the nostalgia of watching the Griswold family during Movies in the Garden: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Movie goers will be separated in socially distanced pods. Craft...
Friday, February 12th
6:30 — 8:30 p.m.
Movies in the Garden: Anti-Valentine’s Day
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Historic Columbia is excited to bring you Movies in the Garden sponsored by The ART of Real Estate. Leave behind the sappy Valentine’s Day for a horror-filled evening with Movies in the Gardens: Anti-Valentine’s Day event. Bring your chair and a blanket to watch a classic horror film in socially...
Friday, April 9th
6:30 — 8:30 p.m.
Movies in the Garden: The Sandlot
1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Historic Columbia is excited to bring you Movies in the Garden sponsored by The ART of Real Estate. Spring means the start of baseball, America’s favorite pastime. No movies capture the nostalgia of baseball quite as well as The Sandlot. Purchase your tickets for a socially distanced pod and then...