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

1711 Pickens Street

— Columbia Historic District II —

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

1. 1711 Pickens Street Marker

Inscription. The National Register
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° 0.621′ N, 81° 1.831′ 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: 1711 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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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1715 Pickens Street (a few steps from this marker); A Gateway into a Hidden World (within shouting distance of this marker); Memories, Materials, & Modern Means (within shouting distance of this marker); 1531 Blanding Street (within shouting distance of this marker); A Gateway into a Privileged World (within shouting distance of this marker); A Modern Mission for an Old Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Hampton-Preston Mansion, 1965 / Chicora College Students, ca. 1910 (within shouting distance of this marker); From Glass House to Glass Block (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Columbia Historic District II. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. The house at 1715 Pickens Street is a contributing structure to the Historic District and was included with the first expansion of the district's boundaries in 1982. (Submitted on February 5, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

1711 Pickens Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

2. 1711 Pickens Street

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.