National Loan and Exchange Bank Building

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building, also known as the Barringer Building, is a historic bank and office building located at 1338 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a 12-story, steel frame building faced in brick and stone. It measures 184 feet high and is considered Columbia's first skyscraper. The building was owned by the Barringer Corporation from 1953 until 1974.[2][3]

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building
National Loan and Exchange Bank Building is located in South Carolina
National Loan and Exchange Bank Building
National Loan and Exchange Bank Building is located in the United States
National Loan and Exchange Bank Building
Location1338 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′13″N 81°2′5″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
Built byCain, John
ArchitectBrite, John
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Skyscraper, Georgian Revival
MPSColumbia MRA
NRHP reference No.79003374[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1979

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "National Loan and Exchange Bank Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "National Loan and Exchange Bank Building, Richland County (1338 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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