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

Original Site of Winthrop College

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Original Site of Winthrop College Marker

Inscription. In 1886, chiefly through the efforts of D. B. Johnson, first superintendent of Columbia public schools, Winthrop Training School, later Winthrop College, was started here in a small brick building which had been the chapel of Columbia Theological Seminary. In 1936 this building was moved to the campus of Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C.

Erected 1938 by The Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-5.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 34° 0.587′ N, 81° 1.697′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. Marker is on Henderson Street, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Carriage House, Robert Mills House between Blanding and Taylor Streets., Columbia. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Former Site of Columbia Theological Seminary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbia Bible College, 1937-1960 / Westervelt Home, 1930 - 1937 (about 400 feet away); Hampton - Preston House (about 400 feet away); Palmetto Education Association (about

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400 feet away); Columbia Civil Rights Sit-Ins/Barr v. City of Columbia (1964) (about 600 feet away); Pieces of the Past (about 600 feet away); Tommy Wilson's Neighborhood (about 700 feet away); Divided By Design (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. More on Winthrop College

Original Site of Winthrop College Marker, looking north on Henderson Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

2. Original Site of Winthrop College Marker, looking north on Henderson Street

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

3. Mills House

A part of the old Columbia Bible College / Westervelt Home sits nearby on the site today. * see nearby markers *

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.