Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

McCutchen House

1813

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. McCutchen House Marker

Inscription. McCutchen House, named for Prefessor George McCutchen, was the second faculty residence built on the South Carolina College campus. It continued in that capacity until 1945 when the University stopped providing faculty housing and the Registrar's Office moved into this building. McCutchen House later served as home of the College of Nursing. During the Horseshoe renovations in the early 1970s, the building's purpose was changed again, becoming the Faculty House Club.

Today, a portion of the second floor houses the Faculty Senate office, while the remainder of McCutchen House is operated by the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management as a restaurant, open to all, in which students learn management and culinary preparation skills.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 33° 59.918′ N, 81° 1.729′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It can be reached from Sumter Street near College Street, on the right when traveling north. Located on the campus of the University of South Carolina, in the Horseshoe. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Site where James Dickey Wrote Deliverance (here, next to this marker); The L. Marion Gressette Euphradian Society Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Harper College (within shouting distance of this marker); Elliott College (within shouting distance of this marker); DeSaussure College (within shouting distance of this marker); Maximilian LaBorde (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); President's House (about 300 feet away); Slavery and the South Carolina College (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Faculty House. Professor George McCutchen moved there in 1915 (Submitted on September 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

2. McCutchen House Marker

McCutchen House, as seen today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

3. McCutchen House, as seen today

McCutchen House retains its original frame of hand-hewn timbers with walls plastered on wooden lathe.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,254 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.