Davidson Hall, Coker University

Davidson Hall, Coker University, also known as the Administration Building, is a historic educational building located on the campus of Coker University at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1909–1910, and is a two-story, 15-bay, rectangular brick building with Neo-Classical details. It has a hip roof and a projecting semicircular auditorium on the rear elevation. The front façade features a projecting, two-story, pedimented portico, supported by six stuccoed Ionic order columns. It was built with funds donated by the college's founder, Major James Lide Coker, and was the first building constructed for Coker University.[2][3]

Davidson Hall, Coker University
Davidson Hall, Coker University is located in South Carolina
Davidson Hall, Coker University
Davidson Hall, Coker University is located in the United States
Davidson Hall, Coker University
LocationCollege Ave., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°22′39″N 80°04′05″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)-1910
ArchitectWilson, Sompayrac, & Urquhart
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.83003835[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Suzanne Pickens Wylie; Martha Walker Fullington; Robert R. Simpson (August 1983). "Davidson Hall, Coker College" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "Davidson Hall, Coker University, Darlington County (College Ave., Hartsville)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.


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