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Lever Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Lever Building

On the National Register since 197947 years
Early CommercialListed 1979Columbia
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About Lever Building

Lever Building, at 1613 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 2, 1979. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Early Commercial, as it does for 2 other South Carolina listings. It was listed as part of Columbia MRA. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building located at Columbia, South Carolina, United States. 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 · 2 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

1613 Main St., Columbia · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lever BuildingStart here
  2. 2Efird's Department StoreLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · next door
  3. 3Canal Dime Savings BankRomanesque · next door
  4. 4Kress BuildingArt Deco · next door
  5. 5Sylvan BuildingSecond Empire · next door
Around it

62 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSt. Peter's Roman Catholic ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 19060.1 miBBethel A.M.E. ChurchRomanesque0.1 miBSidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.1 miBBuilding at 1644 Main StreetModern0.1 miBGreyhound Bus DepotModerne0.1 miBBuilding at 1722-1724 Main StreetBuilding0.1 miBColumbia Electric Street Railway, Light & Power SubstationItalian Renaissance Revival0.2 miBNational Loan and Exchange Bank BuildingGeorgian Revival Skyscraper · Built 19030.2 miBFirst National BankClassical Revival0.2 miBPalmetto BuildingBuilt 19130.2 mi★First Baptist ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18590.2 miBUS CourthouseRenaissance0.2 miBVeterans Administration Regional OfficeBuilding0.2 miBColumbia City HallRenaissance Revival · Built 18740.2 miBLadson Presbyterian ChurchLate Victorian0.2 miBHouse of Peace SynagogueBuilt 19150.3 miBChampion and Pearson Funeral HomeBuilt 19290.3 miBNorth Carolina Mutual BuildingBuilding0.3 mi
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BConsolidated BuildingBuilding0.3 miBArcade BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19120.3 miBWashington Street United Methodist ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18720.3 miBOwen BuildingBuilding0.3 miBFederal Land Bank BuildingBuilt 19240.3 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.3 miBArsenal HillBuilt 18750.3 miBThurmond, Strom, Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseBuilding0.3 miDColumbia Historic District II (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival0.3 miDColumbia Historic District IGeorgian0.3 miBDebruhl-Marshall HouseGreek Revival0.3 miDColumbia Historic District II (Boundary Increase II and Boundary Decrease)District0.3 miBEbenezer Lutheran ChapelBuilt 18700.3 miBKirkland, B. B., Seed and Distributing CompanyEarly Commercial0.4 miBBuilding at 1210-1214 Main StreetVictorian Commercial0.4 miBSouth Carolina State ArmoryCommercial Style0.4 miBWade Hampton State Office BuildingRestrained Classical Revival0.4 miBUnion National Bank BuildingBuilt 19130.4 miBSupreme Court of South Carolina BuildingBuilt 19210.4 miBZion Baptist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchEnglish Gothic · Built 18540.4 miBWesley Methodist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBCarolina Life Insurance CompanyBuilt 19490.4 miBSouth Carolina Governor's MansionBuilt 18680.4 miBCaldwell-Hampton-Boylston HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBBob Russell Realty BuildingBuilding0.4 miBMann-Simons CottageBuilding0.4 miBColumbia Central Fire StationModerne0.5 mi★South Carolina StatehouseRoman Corinthian0.5 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18940.5 miBZimmerman HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBZimmerman SchoolGreek Revival0.5 miBMoore-Mann HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBCornwell, Harriet M., Tourist HouseAmerican Foursquare0.5 miBThomas Woodrow Wilson Boyhood HomeCottage Style0.5 miBLace HouseBuilding0.5 mi★Ainsley Hall HouseBuilding0.5 miBColumbia Township AuditoriumGeorgian Revival0.5 miSSouth Carolina Memorial GardenSite0.5 miBHampton-Preston HousePost-Colonial0.5 miDElmwood Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.5 miBWardlaw Junior High SchoolLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBHale-Elmore-Seibels HouseGeorgian0.5 miBModjeska Monteith Simkins HouseBuilt 19000.5 mi
More like it

Early Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Early Commercial.

Kirkland, B. B., Seed and Distributing Company0.4 mi away
Eau Claire Town Hall and Survey Publishing Company Building2.4 mi away

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Questions about Lever Building

Is Lever Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 2, 1979 (Register number 79003372).

Is Lever Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Lever 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 Lever Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 2 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 118996627 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.