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'''Memorial Hall''', also known as the General Service Building, is a historic [[dormitory]] building located on the campus of [[Coker College]] at [[Hartsville, South Carolina|Hartsville]], [[Darlington County, South Carolina]]. It was built in two phases in 1913 and 1916. Memorial Hall, which comprises approximately the north one-third of the building, serves as the primary entrance to the entire building, and is a three-story, five bay, masonry building with [[Neoclassical architecture|Neo-Classical]] details. The front façade features a three-bay projecting full-height [[portico]] supported by four colossal [[Corinthian order]] columns and two pilasters. In 1916, the General Service Building was added and consists of three distinct parts: a central projecting block and two dormitory wings which extent north and south. It was built with funds donated by the college’s founder, Major [[James Lide Coker]].<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =National Register Staff | title =Memorial Hall| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =November 1988| url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/darlington/S10817716028/S10817716028.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 17 March 2014}}</ref><ref name = scdah>{{Cite web | title = Memorial Hall-General Services Building, Coker College, Darlington County (Second St., Hartsville)| publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/darlington/S10817716028/index.htm | accessdate =17 March 2014}}</ref>
'''Memorial Hall''', also known as the General Service Building, is a historic [[dormitory]] building located on the campus of [[Coker College]] at [[Hartsville, South Carolina|Hartsville]], [[Darlington County, South Carolina]]. It was built in two phases in 1913 and 1916. Memorial Hall is a three-story, five bay, masonry building with [[Neoclassical architecture|Neo-Classical]] details. The front façade features a three-bay projecting full-height [[portico]] supported by four colossal [[Corinthian order]] columns. In 1916, the General Service Building was added and consists of three distinct parts: a central projecting block and two dormitory wings. It was built with funds donated by the college’s founder, Major [[James Lide Coker]].<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =National Register Staff | title =Memorial Hall| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =November 1988| url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/darlington/S10817716028/S10817716028.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 17 March 2014}}</ref><ref name = scdah>{{Cite web | title = Memorial Hall-General Services Building, Coker College, Darlington County (Second St., Hartsville)| publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/darlington/S10817716028/index.htm | accessdate =17 March 2014}}</ref>


It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name = nris/>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name = nris/>

Revision as of 13:50, 21 June 2014

Memorial Hall
Memorial Hall, Coker University is located in South Carolina
Memorial Hall, Coker University
Location2nd St. between Home Ave. and Carolina Ave., Hartsville, South Carolina
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1913 (1913), 1916
ArchitectWilson & Sompayrac
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.89000001[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 1989

Memorial Hall, also known as the General Service Building, is a historic dormitory building located on the campus of Coker College at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built in two phases in 1913 and 1916. Memorial Hall is a three-story, five bay, masonry building with Neo-Classical details. The front façade features a three-bay projecting full-height portico supported by four colossal Corinthian order columns. In 1916, the General Service Building was added and consists of three distinct parts: a central projecting block and two dormitory wings. It was built with funds donated by the college’s founder, Major James Lide Coker.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ National Register Staff (November 1988). "Memorial Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Memorial Hall-General Services Building, Coker College, Darlington County (Second St., Hartsville)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.


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