Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
1715 Pickens Street
| | Columbia Historic District II | |
of Historic Places
Erected by South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list.
Location. 34° 0.631′ N, 81° 1.833′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Pickens Street north of Blanding Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1715 Pickens 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 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.
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Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places boundary expansion form for the Columbia Historic District II.
The house at 1715 Pickens Street is a contributing structure to Columbia Historic District II and was included with the first expansion of the district's boundaries in 1982. The form was prepared by John Wells, Mary Watson, Suzanne Pickens Wylie, Elizabeth Mallin, Jill Kemmerlin, and Martha Walker Fullington of the South Carolina Department of
The Columbia Historic District II is a collection of 113 properties located in the northeast quadrant of the original city of Columbia. The majority of the buildings in the district were constructed as residences; however, many of them are now used for commercial purposes. The district also contains several religious properties. Most of the buildings in the district were constructed between the early nineteenth century and 1930 and represent a range of nineteenth and early twentieth century architectural designs. In addition, the Columbia Historic District II contains houses associated with numerous prominent citizens of Columbia, and residences and churches reflecting various aspects of the history of the city.
Additionally, an architectural description of the house is on page 9:
1715 Pickens Street. A two-story house of molded concrete block, built ca. 1905. The house has a two-tiered porch with slender wooden columns and a plain balustrade. The three-bay facade has a centered double door and flanking one-over-one windows. A French window at the left of the second story opens onto the porch. The house has three interior chimneys. Quoining is simulated in rusticated concrete block.(Submitted on January 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
