Memorial Hall, Coker University

Memorial Hall, also known as the General Service Building, is a historic dormitory building located on the campus of Coker University at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was built in two phases in 1913 and 1916. Memorial Hall is a three-story, five-bay, masonry building with Neo-Classical details. The front façade features a three-bay projecting full-height portico supported by four colossal Corinthian order columns. In 1916, the General Service Building was added and consists of three distinct parts: a central projecting block and two dormitory wings. It was built with funds donated by the college's founder, Major James Lide Coker.[2][3]

Memorial Hall
Memorial Hall, Coker University is located in South Carolina
Memorial Hall, Coker University
Memorial Hall, Coker University is located in the United States
Memorial Hall, Coker University
Location2nd St. between Home Ave. and Carolina Ave., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°22′42″N 80°4′1″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1913 (1913), 1916
ArchitectWilson & Sompayrac
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.89000001[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 1989

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. National Register Staff (November 1988). "Memorial Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "Memorial Hall-General Services Building, Coker University, Darlington County (Second St., Hartsville)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.


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