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Cabaniss Building

 
 
Cabaniss Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023
1. Cabaniss Building Marker
Inscription.
The National Register of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives and History
Cabaniss Building
Columbia Commercial Historic District

This building is a City of Columbia Historic Landmark
Cabaniss Building
c. 1867
Built after Columbia burned in 1865, faηade re-designed by J.B. Urquhart, 1937
 
Erected by South Carolina Department of Archives and History / City of Columbia.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
 
Location. 34° 0.447′ N, 81° 2.189′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Main Street north of Taylor Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1637 Main St, 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 of this marker: Seegers-Habenicht Building (here, next to this marker); John C. Seegers (a few steps from this marker); Lutheran Publication Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Schulte-United Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Blanding Street (within
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shouting distance of this marker); 1644 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Lever Building (within shouting distance of this marker); W.T. Grant Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
 
Also see . . .  Design/Development Review Commission / Design Review District Historic Agenda.
This c.1867 building is listed as a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic

District of the National Register of Historic Places.
(Submitted on December 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.) 
 
Cabaniss Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023
2. Cabaniss Building Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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