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Arcade Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Arcade Building

On the National Register since 198244 years
Second Renaissance RevivalListed 1982Columbia

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About Arcade Building

Arcade Building, at 1332 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 17, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 1 other South Carolina listings. It was listed as part of Columbia MRA. 26 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Columbia, South Carolina. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 6 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1912 to today

  1. 1912Built
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
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1332 Main St., Columbia · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

62 more Register listings within half a mile

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BCanal Dime Savings BankRomanesque0.2 miBFederal Land Bank BuildingBuilt 19240.2 miBEfird's Department StoreLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBBethel A.M.E. ChurchRomanesque0.2 miBColumbia Central Fire StationModerne0.3 miBTown TheatreBuilding0.3 miBKirkland, B. B., Seed and Distributing CompanyEarly Commercial0.3 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18940.3 miBCarolina Life Insurance CompanyBuilt 19490.3 miBLever BuildingEarly Commercial0.3 miBSidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.3 miBBuilding at 1644 Main StreetModern0.3 miBGreyhound Bus DepotModerne0.3 miBCornell ArmsBuilt 19490.4 miBWorld War Memorial BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miDWest Gervais Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDOld Campus District, University of South CarolinaDistrict0.4 miBSouth Carolina Archives BuildingBuilding0.4 miBSouth Carolina State LibraryBuilding0.4 miBTaylor HouseBuilding0.4 miBHorry-Guignard HouseBuilding0.4 miBZion Baptist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBW. B. Smith Whaley HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBZimmerman HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBZimmerman SchoolGreek Revival0.4 miBMoore-Mann HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBBuilding at 1722-1724 Main StreetBuilding0.4 miBUS CourthouseRenaissance0.4 miBColumbia City HallRenaissance Revival · Built 18740.4 miBLadson Presbyterian ChurchLate Victorian0.4 miBMiller Brothers Cotton WarehouseBuilding0.5 miBMcCord HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBMcMaster SchoolBuilt 19100.5 miBChesnut CottageColumbia Cottage0.5 miBArsenal HillBuilt 18750.5 miBThomas Woodrow Wilson Boyhood HomeCottage Style0.5 miBVeterans Administration Regional OfficeBuilding0.5 miBThurmond, Strom, Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseBuilding0.5 mi★Ainsley Hall HouseBuilding0.5 miDColumbia Historic District II (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival0.5 miDColumbia Historic District IGeorgian0.5 miBDebruhl-Marshall HouseGreek Revival0.5 miDColumbia Historic District II (Boundary Increase II and Boundary Decrease)District0.5 mi

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Questions about Arcade Building

Is Arcade Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 17, 1982 (Register number 82001525).

Is Arcade Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Carolina has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is South Carolina Statehouse, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Arcade Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Arcade Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 118996544 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.