Area less than one acre Architect Perrin, Summerville M. Opened 1909 | Built 1909 (1909) NRHP Reference # 94001570 Added to NRHP 20 January 1995 | |
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Location 1001, 1001 1/2 and 1003 Washington St., Columbia, South Carolina Similar Fair‑Rutherford and Rutherfor, Chapelle Administration Building, Carver Theatre, Good Samaritan‑Waverly Hospital, Sidney Park Colored | ||
North Carolina Mutual Building, also known as the Blue Palace Tea Shop and Barber Shop, is a historic commercial building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1909 by the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and is a three-story, rectangular, brick commercial block. The building housed African-American businesses, professionals, and institutions during the years of Jim Crow segregation. It is located in the Washington Street business district, the city’s black downtown.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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