South Carolina Memorial Garden, Columbia

Name: South Carolina Memorial Garden
Address: Columbia, United States

#97 among attractions in Columbia

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South Carolina Memorial Garden, Columbia

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South Carolina Memorial Garden is a historic memorial garden located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1944-1945 by the Garden Club of South Carolina. It was designed by noted landscape architect Loutrel W. Briggs. It includes a variety of ornamental plants and complementary design elements such as a gate house or tea room, tool house or gardener's shed, walls, gates, walks, fountain terrace and fountain, sculpture, and garden furniture. It was the first memorial garden sponsored by a state garden club in the United States that recognized veterans of World War II. ()

Built: 1945 (79 years ago)Coordinates: 34°0'34"N, 81°2'36"W

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Downtown Columbia (The Congaree Vista)Columbia United States

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South Carolina Memorial Garden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Colonial Life Arena, Spirit Communications Park, Efird's Department Store, Columbia Museum of Art.

1.1 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia
28 min walk • The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams.
0.9 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Spirit Communications Park, Columbia
24 min walk • Segra Park, formerly known as Spirit Communications Park, is a baseball park in Columbia, South Carolina. It is the home of the Columbia Fireflies, a Minor League Baseball team playing in the Low-A East. It opened in 2016 and can seat up to 9,077 people.
0.4 miSE
Shopping, Department store
Efird's Department Store, Columbia
12 min walk • Efird's Department Store, also known as Lourie's Department Store, is a historic department store building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built about 1870, and is a rectangular brick building renovated and expanded in 1919.
0.5 miSE
Large art collection in modern environs
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia
13 min walk • The Columbia Museum of Art is an art museum in the American city of Columbia, South Carolina.
0.4 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Columbia
11 min walk • The Basilica of St. Peter, also known as St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, is located at 1529 Assembly St. in Columbia, South Carolina. This is the second building of the oldest Catholic parish in Columbia and the Midlands of South Carolina.
0.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Mann-Simons Cottage, Columbia
14 min walk • Mann-Simons Cottage is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built around 1850, and is a 1 1/2-story, cottage style frame house on a raised basement. The front façade features a porch supported by four Tuscan order columns. It was the antebellum home of a substantial free black Columbia family.
~1230 ftSE
Park
Finlay Park, Columbia
6 min walk • Finlay Park, at 14 acres, is the largest and most visited park in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The park opened in 1991. Initially named Sidney Park, it was renamed after a former Columbia mayor Kirkman Finlay in 1994.
1.1 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia
28 min walk • The Koger Center for the Arts is an arts center located in Columbia, South Carolina, on the University of South Carolina campus. It was built in 1988, and has 2,256 saleable seats.
0.4 miE
Art gallery, Art museum, Shopping
Tapp's Arts Center, Columbia
11 min walk • The Building at 1644 Main Street, also known as Tapp's Department Store, is a historic commercial building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1940, and enlarged in 1950. It is a five- to seven-story, Depression Modern building faced in stucco and dark tremolite stone.
0.9 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Columbia Township Auditorium, Columbia
23 min walk • Columbia Township Auditorium, also known as Township Auditorium, is a historic auditorium located in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1930, and is a three-story, brick building with a Doric order columned portico in the Georgian Revival style.
~430 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
South Carolina Governor's Mansion, Columbia
3 min walk • The South Carolina Governor's Mansion is a historic U.S. governor's mansion in the Arsenal Hill neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina and the official residence of the governor of South Carolina. It is a Federal style home influenced by British Colonial plantations.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to South Carolina Memorial Garden?

Nearby attractions include Caldwell–Hampton–Boylston House, Columbia (1 min walk), South Carolina Governor's Mansion, Columbia (3 min walk), Finlay Park, Columbia (6 min walk), Columbia City Hall, Columbia (9 min walk).

How to get to South Carolina Memorial Garden by public transport?

The nearest stations to South Carolina Memorial Garden:

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Columbia (27 min walk)