Palmetto Building, 1400 Main Street at Washington Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Significance: At 215 feet tall, the Palmetto Building was the tallest building in Columbia, South Carolina, at the time of construction. It is an excellent example of an early 20th century skyscraper sheathed in Gothic Revival detail. Constructed of limestone and terra cotta, this U-shaped, 15 story high structure has a palmetto tree motif, copper cornice, foliated pilasters and entablatures, decorated Tudor arches with points terminating in palmetto trees, and a stone parapet. The Palmetto Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1980.
Survey number: HABS SC-611
Building/structure dates: 1913 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80003696