Winthrop College, Tillman Building, Winthrop College Campus, Rock Hill, York County, SC. Surveyed as HABS SC,46-ROHI,1B-, with a 306-word written history.
“The Tillman Building was the first building erected after Rock Hill was chosen as the permanent site for Wtathrop College.”
Written record, HABS SC,46-ROHI,1B- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS SC,46-ROHI,1B- · the record runs 306 words · one of 6 surveyed structures published for this county.
The headings the report itself prints. Each one jumps to where it begins.
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The Tillman Building was the first building erected after Rock Hill was chosen as the permanent site for Wtathrop College. Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina was the first state-supported college for women in South Carolina, with a goal to provide trained teachers for South Carolina schools and to offer industrial education for women. Richardsonian Romanesque in style, this masonry- constructed, T-shaped building has semicircular masonry arches above its entrance and many of its windows. A central square tower with an open belfry, clock deck, and semicircular arches is located on the left elevation. The interior of Tillman Hall features finely detailed woodwork and ornamental plaster work on all levels.
A dominant features of the dining hall, known as McBryde Cafeteria, in the rear of the main building is the decorative wood trusses. The building was built, using convict labor from the state penitentiary. The stocks, located in the basement, were used to discipline unruly convicts. The Tillman Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, Source of Information: National Register Nomination Form Compiler: E. Thomas Sims South Carollaa Department of Archives and History May 2, ADDENDUM TO HABS No. WINTHROP COLLEGE,
Tillman Building
Rock Hill m'V --' York County South Carolina 'b- XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, DC
| Rock Hill, South Carolina | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| York County, South Carolina | 82 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Rock Hill building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glencairn Garden | HALS SC-7 | 863 words | |
| Winthrop College | HABS SC,46-ROHI,1A- | 306 words |
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