National Loan and Exchange Bank Building

1338 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina. County/parish: Richland.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 02, 1979. NRIS 79003374.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Barringer Building

From Wikipedia:

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building, also known as the Barringer Building, is a historic bank and office building located at 1338 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a 12-story, steel frame building faced in brick and stone. It measures 184 feet high and is considered Columbia's first skyscraper. The building was owned by the Barringer Corporation from 1953 until 1974.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118996642

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