Consolidated Building, 1328 North Main Street, Columbia

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Main Street, in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina Date of Construction; Architect: J. Carroll Johnson (an architect with the firm of Wilson and Sompayrac. He later became a principal architect in the firm of Urquhart and Johnson, who also designed other notable buildings in Columbia, including Eau Claire Town Hall and Columbia High School).

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The Consolidated Building has an intricately detailed glazed and colored terra cotta facade that is unique in Columbia, South Carolina. It is constructed of polychrome terra cotta and has a cartouche containing the date of construction above the central window. On the far sides of the building are colonettes with a geometrical design. An elaborate decorate frieze features fleur-de-lis motif with overhanging section with trefoils. The parapet contains the word "Consolidated" and has pierced quatrefoils. The awnings and balcony over the central doorway were removed and Jackson Camera Center occupies the right storefront. Consolidated Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places Sources of Information: National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Compiler: .

Thomas Sims South Carolina Department of Archives and History May 2, ADDENDUM TO HABS No. CONSOLIDATED BUILDING .U^. N. Main Street Columbia Richland County HO-CPU>K.; South Carolina XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, DC