Columbia Township Auditorium

Columbia Township Auditorium
Location 1703 Taylor St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°00′35″N 81°01′40″W / 34.00972°N 81.02778°W / 34.00972; -81.02778Coordinates: 34°00′35″N 81°01′40″W / 34.00972°N 81.02778°W / 34.00972; -81.02778
Area less than one acre
Built 1930 (1930)
Architect Lafaye and Lafaye; Heslep, John C.
Architectural style Georgian Revival
MPS Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS
NRHP Reference # 05001104[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 2005

Columbia Township Auditorium, also known as Township Auditorium, is a historic auditorium located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1930, and is a three-story, brick building with a Doric order columned portico in the Georgian Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places[2] in 2005, and in 2009 it underwent a complete renovation/modernization that saw the architects/facility win national awards for historic preservation[3]/renovation. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 2,500 to 3,500 depending on the arrangements of the orchestra floor.

In the early years of the building the facility was a major tour stop in the southeast USA with everyone performing there including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Augusta's James Brown, Macon's Otis Redding, Loretta Lynn, and Duke Ellington just to name a few. Through the 70s and 80s the building was a major part of the success and growth of professional wrestling in the US. Although the building always had popularity since the renovation the building has had more major shows come through like Jason Isbell, Charlotte's Avett Brothers, Jack White, Rise Against, John Legend, Charlotte's K-Ci & JoJo and Anthony Hamilton, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, ZZ Top, Pretty Lights, Skrillex, Zedd, Charleston's Band Of Horses, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, The Smashing Pumpkins, Queens of the Stone Age, Amos Lee, Alison Krauss, Greensboro's Daughtry, Raleigh's Ryan Adams, the Atlanta rapper Future, Atlanta rap group Migos, and comedian Dave Chappelle just to name a few. Also as a special honor when the legendary jam band Widespread Panic from Athens celebrated their 25th anniversary they picked the Township Auditorium as one of their favorite places to play. Also the king of blues music BB King played one of his final shows at the building. Author Pat Conroy from Beaufort also spoke at the Township two years before he died in 2016.

The facility is owned and operated by Richland County, with currently Aundrai Holloman serving as Executive Director and Andrew Horne serving as the Assistant Executive Director.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Official Website--Part of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Theatre Consultants Collaborative | Performance. Connected.". 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2016-08-09.


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