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Mann-Simons Cottage
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National Register of Historic Places

Mann-Simons Cottage

Also known as Simons Cottage; The Mann-Simons Cottage

On the National Register since 197353 years
Listed 1973Columbia
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About Mann-Simons Cottage

Mann-Simons Cottage, at 1403 Richland St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 23, 1973. The Register lists it for its black history, social history and performing arts, at the local level. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house museum 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 · 18 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1403 Richland St., Columbia · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mann-Simons CottageStart here
  2. 2Columbia Historic District II (Boundary Increase II and Boundary Decrease)District · next door
  3. 3Debruhl-Marshall HouseGreek Revival · next door
  4. 4Columbia Historic District II (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Ladson Presbyterian ChurchLate Victorian · 0.2 mi on
Around it

43 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEbenezer Lutheran ChapelBuilt 18700.1 miDColumbia Historic District IGeorgian0.2 miBHale-Elmore-Seibels HouseGeorgian0.2 miBModjeska Monteith Simkins HouseBuilt 19000.2 mi★South Carolina State Hospital, Mills BuildingGreek Revival0.2 miBBethel A.M.E. ChurchRomanesque0.3 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.3 miBBuilding at 1644 Main StreetModern0.3 miBGreyhound Bus DepotModerne0.3 miBBuilding at 1722-1724 Main StreetBuilding0.3 miBUS CourthouseRenaissance0.3 miBColumbia City HallRenaissance Revival · Built 18740.3 mi★Ainsley Hall HouseBuilding0.3 miBHampton-Preston HousePost-Colonial0.3 miBBabcock Building, South Carolina State HospitalItalian Renaissance Revival0.3 mi★First Baptist ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18590.4 miBKress BuildingArt Deco0.4 miBCanal Dime Savings BankRomanesque0.4 mi
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BFederal Land Bank BuildingBuilt 19240.4 miBEfird's Department StoreLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBLever BuildingEarly Commercial0.4 miBSidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBMoore-Mann HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBVeterans Administration Regional OfficeBuilding0.4 miBThurmond, Strom, Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseBuilding0.4 miBColumbia Township AuditoriumGeorgian Revival0.4 miBBob Russell Realty BuildingBuilding0.4 miBChapel of HopeBuilding0.4 miBPalmetto BuildingBuilt 19130.5 miBSylvan BuildingSecond Empire0.5 miBWashington Street United Methodist ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18720.5 miBOwen BuildingBuilding0.5 miBSt. Peter's Roman Catholic ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 19060.5 miBZimmerman SchoolGreek Revival0.5 miBChesnut CottageColumbia Cottage0.5 miBArsenal HillBuilt 18750.5 miBThomas Woodrow Wilson Boyhood HomeCottage Style0.5 miBPreston C. Lorick HouseVictorian0.5 miBCaldwell-Hampton-Boylston HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBLeevy’s Funeral HomeBuilding0.5 miDElmwood Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.5 miBWardlaw Junior High SchoolLate Gothic Revival0.5 miDElmwood Park Historic District (Additional Documentation)Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 mi

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Questions about Mann-Simons Cottage

Is Mann-Simons Cottage on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 23, 1973 (Register number 73001726).

Is Mann-Simons Cottage 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, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Mann-Simons Cottage?

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 Mann-Simons Cottage?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 18 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 118998408 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.