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The Palmetto Building, built during 1912–1913, is an early skyscraper in
Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-largest ...
. It was designed by architect Julius Harder, and Wilson and Sompayrac served as supervising architects. Upon completion it was the tallest building in South Carolina at and with 15 floors. The Palmetto Building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1980. Since the mid-2000s, it has housed the Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel. It was important in the architectural career of
Charles Coker Wilson Charles C. Wilson (November 20, 1864 – 1933), whose full name is Charles Coker Wilson, was an American architect based in Columbia, South Carolina. Wilson was born in Hartsville, South Carolina, and graduated from South Carolina College with ...
, establishing his credentials for steel frame skyscraper construction.


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List of tallest buildings in Columbia, South Carolina The history of high-rise buildings in Columbia, South Carolina began with the construction of the National Loan and Exchange Bank Building in 1903. A decade later, the Palmetto Building was built across the street, becoming the tallest in the ...


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* Historic American Buildings Survey in South Carolina Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Richland County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina 1913 establishments in South Carolina Skyscrapers in South Carolina Skyscraper office buildings in South Carolina Office buildings completed in 1913 {{ColumbiaSC-struct-stub