Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010
1. R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse Marker
This warehouse was built in 1913 as the schoolbook depository for the R.L. Bryan Company. The company, founded in 1844 by R.L. Bryan (1823-1900) and his brother-in-law James J. McCarter (d. 1872), was originally a bookstore and stationery shop on Main St. known as Bryan & McCarter. In 1900 R.L. Bryan & Company merged with the Bryan Printing Company, founded in 1889, to become the R.L. Bryan Company.
(Reverse)
In 1901 the S.C. General Assembly, in an effort to improve public education, adopted standardized texts. The R.L. Bryan Company, selected as the statewide distributor, used this building as its depository and warehouse from 1913 to 1973. In 1976 the building was renovated and opened as a restaurant, in one of the first examples of the adaptive reuse of historic buildings in this part of Columbia.
Erected 2003 by The Historic Columbia Foundation. (Marker Number 40-128.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 34° 0.048′ N, 81° 2.426′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. Marker is on Lady Street near Gadsden Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. History of the Lincoln Street Tunnel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Living Sanctuary: Zion Baptist Church and Columbia's Civil Rights Struggle (about 500 feet away); Zion Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); Seaboard Air-Line Railway Station #2 (about 600 feet away); Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot (about 600 feet away); Gadsden Street (about 600 feet away); Seaboard Air-Line Railway Station #1 (about 600 feet away); Site of Wayside Hospital (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 28, 2010
2. R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse Marker, reverse side
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 28, 2010
3. R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse Marker, looking east on Lady Street
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 28, 2010
4. R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 28, 2010
5. R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,075 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 13, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
