North Carolina Mutual Building

North Carolina Mutual Building
Location 1001, 1001 1/2 and 1003 Washington St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°0′10″N 81°2′17″W / 34.00278°N 81.03806°W / 34.00278; -81.03806Coordinates: 34°0′10″N 81°2′17″W / 34.00278°N 81.03806°W / 34.00278; -81.03806
Area less than one acre
Built 1909 (1909)
Architect Perrin, Summerville M.
NRHP Reference # 94001570[1]
Added to NRHP January 20, 1995

North Carolina Mutual Building, also known as the Blue Palace Tea Shop and Barber Shop, is a historic commercial building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1909 by the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and is a three-story, rectangular, brick commercial block. The building housed African-American businesses, professionals, and institutions during the years of Jim Crow segregation. It is located in the Washington Street business district, the city’s black downtown.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Steven A. Davis (July 1994). "North Carolina Mutual Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "North Carolina Mutual Building, Richland County (1001, 1001 ½, and 1003 Washington St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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