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State House Monuments Tour

Since Columbia’s 1786 founding, 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. Over the last year, 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.

These tours are made possible by

  • South Carolina Humanities organization logo
  • Richland County Conservation Commission organization logo

Historically Complex: The Podcast

What do the monuments represent? How can we know? Historically Complex, a new podcast, peels back the layers on the history represented at the South Carolina State House.

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Tour Overview

South Carolina State House

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Profiles of Robert Young Hayne and George McDuffie

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

George Washington Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

South Carolina Monument to the Confederate Dead

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Spanish-American War Veterans Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Gun from the USS Maine

1100 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker

1200 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

James Frances Byrnes Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Partisan Generals Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

City of Columbia Bicentennial Time Capsule

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

African American History Monument

1100 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

John C. Calhoun State Office Building

1015 Sumter Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Edgar A. Brown Building

1205 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Liberty Bell Replica

1101 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

South Carolina Monument to the Women of the Confederacy

1101 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Solomon Blatt Building

1105 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Capitol Complex Marker

1101 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Strom Thurmond Monument

1101 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Wade Hampton State Office Building

1015 Sumter Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Wade Hampton III Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Richardson Square Marker

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

L. Marion Gressette Building

1101 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

South Carolina Law Enforcement Memorial

1200 Senate Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Rembert C. Dennis Building

1000 Assembly Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Grave of Swanson Lunsford

1200 Senate Street

Columbia, SC 29201

South Carolina Armed Forces Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Mount for Spanish Cannon

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Palmetto Regiment Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Stars and Inscriptions on the State House

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Old State House Marker

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Tribute Grove

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Monument to Dr. J. Marion Sims

1154 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway Marker

1154 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument

1200 Gervais Street

Columbia, SC 29201

State House Monuments Tour

South Carolina State House

1200 Gervais Street

Get Directions Online Tour
(Best for viewing on a device) Driving/Walking Tour
(Includes map & directions)

Waypoints (34)

  1. South Carolina State House
    1200 Gervais Street
  2. Profiles of Robert Young Hayne and George McDuffie
    1200 Gervais Street
  3. George Washington Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
  4. South Carolina Monument to the Confederate Dead
    1200 Gervais Street
  5. Spanish-American War Veterans Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
  6. Gun from the USS Maine
    1100 Gervais Street
  7. Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker
    1200 Main Street
  8. James Frances Byrnes Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
  9. Partisan Generals Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
  10. City of Columbia Bicentennial Time Capsule
    1200 Gervais Street
  11. African American History Monument
    1100 Gervais Street
  12. John C. Calhoun State Office Building
    1015 Sumter Street
  13. Edgar A. Brown Building
    1205 Pendleton Street
  14. Liberty Bell Replica
    1101 Pendleton Street
  15. South Carolina Monument to the Women of the Confederacy
    1101 Pendleton Street
  16. Solomon Blatt Building
    1105 Pendleton Street
  17. Capitol Complex Marker
    1101 Pendleton Street
  18. Strom Thurmond Monument
    1101 Pendleton Street
  19. Wade Hampton State Office Building
    1015 Sumter Street
  20. Wade Hampton III Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
  21. Richardson Square Marker
    1200 Gervais Street
  22. L. Marion Gressette Building
    1101 Pendleton Street
  23. South Carolina Law Enforcement Memorial
    1200 Senate Street
  24. Rembert C. Dennis Building
    1000 Assembly Street
  25. Grave of Swanson Lunsford
    1200 Senate Street
  26. South Carolina Armed Forces Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
  27. Mount for Spanish Cannon
    1200 Gervais Street
  28. Palmetto Regiment Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
  29. Stars and Inscriptions on the State House
    1200 Gervais Street
  30. Old State House Marker
    1200 Gervais Street
  31. Tribute Grove
    1200 Gervais Street
  32. Monument to Dr. J. Marion Sims
    1154 Gervais Street
  33. Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway Marker
    1154 Gervais Street
  34. Benjamin Ryan Tillman Monument
    1200 Gervais Street
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