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Logan School
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National Register of Historic Places

Logan School

On the National Register since 197947 years
Listed 1979Columbia
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About Logan School

Logan School, at 815 Elmwood Ave., 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 was listed as part of Columbia MRA. The listing covers 4 acres. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPublic elementary school in 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↗
Through the years

1913 to today

  1. 1913Built, designed by Charles Coker Wilson
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

815 Elmwood Ave., Columbia · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Logan SchoolStart here
  2. 2Elmwood Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Wardlaw Junior High SchoolLate Gothic Revival · next door
  4. 4Elmwood Park Historic District (Additional Documentation)Early 20th Century American Movements · next door
  5. 5Bob Russell Realty BuildingBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BLace HouseBuilding0.2 miBCaldwell-Hampton-Boylston HouseGreek Revival0.2 miSSouth Carolina Memorial GardenSite0.2 miBCornwell, Harriet M., Tourist HouseAmerican Foursquare0.3 miBSouth Carolina Governor's MansionBuilt 18680.3 miBArsenal HillBuilt 18750.3 miBThurmond, Strom, Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseBuilding0.3 miBVeterans Administration Regional OfficeBuilding0.4 miBSidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBBuilding at 1722-1724 Main StreetBuilding0.5 miBUS CourthouseRenaissance0.5 miBColumbia City HallRenaissance Revival · Built 18740.5 miDColumbia Historic District IGeorgian0.5 miBEbenezer Lutheran ChapelBuilt 18700.5 miBModjeska Monteith Simkins HouseBuilt 19000.5 miSElmwood CemeterySite0.5 mi

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Questions about Logan School

Is Logan School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 2, 1979 (Register number 79003367).

Is Logan School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Carolina has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is South Carolina State Hospital, Mills Building, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Logan School?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Logan School?

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 118996629 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.