National Historic Landmark-First Baptist Church-Columbia

National Historic Landmark- First Baptist Church, Columbia

On December 17, 1860, the South Carolina Convention of the People met here, and voted on the resolution: That it is the opinion of this Convention that the State of South Carolina should forthwith ...

National Historic Landmark-Fireproof Building

National Historic Landmark-Fireproof Building

Designed by Robert Mills and completed in 1827 to house the Charleston District records, this may be the first supposedly fireproof building in the United States.

National Historic Landmark-Farmers' and Exchange Bank

National Historic Landmark- Farmers' and Exchange Bank

Completed in 1854, this Moorish design of bank may have been influenced by the popularity of Washington Irving's novel, THE ALHAMBRA; this style evolved from an aspect of English Regency architecture.

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National Historic Landmark-College of Charleston

National Historic Landmark-College of Charleston

Three structures on this small campus are of architectural significance: the Main Building (1829; 1852), a large Roman Revival edifice, was designed by William Strickland and and later enlarged by Edward B. White; the Gate ...

National Historic Landmark-Church of the Holy Cross

National Historic Landmark- Church of the Holy Cross

Built in 1850, this structure was designed to resemble an Old World Parish Church.

The Gothic Revival cruciform-design church features walls of yellow pise de terre and a high-pitched roof of red ...

National Historic Landmark-Camden Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Camden Battlefield

On August 16, 1780, an American army under General Horatio Gates, victor at Saratoga (1777) and a favorite of the Continental Congress, was routed by a British army half its size led by Lord Charles ...

National Historic Landmark-Beaufort Historic District

National Historic Landmark- Beaufort Historic District

This coastal city, the second oldest town in the state, is marked by a distinctive style of Southern architecture, different from that of Savannah and Charleston.

Structures in the district date from the early 18th ...

National Historic Landmark-Frawley Ranch

National Historic Landmark- Frawley Ranch

Frawley Ranch represents the development of practical land use for an area unsuited to homestead farming.

In the 1890s, lawyer Henry J. Frawley acquired several unsuccessful homestead farms and created a large and prosperous ranch here.

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National Historic Landmark-Fort Pierre Chouteau Site

National Historic Landmark- Fort Pierre Chouteau Site

Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains.

Built in ...

National Historic Landmark-Alvin Cullom York Farm

National Historic Landmark- Alvin Cullom York Farm

From 1922 until 1964, this was the residence of Alvin Collum York (1887-1964), highly decorated World War I soldier.

On October 8, 1918, during the Battle of the Argonne Forest, York fought a virtually ...