Guignard Brick Works, Cayce

Name: Guignard Brick Works
Address: Cayce, United States

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Guignard Brick Works is a historic industrial site and national historic district located in Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina. The brick works was established by the Guignard family in 1801 and over the years produced brick for many buildings in Columbia, South Carolina and throughout the South. The complex includes four brick beehive kilns, a historic brick office, and remnants of other industrial features of the brick works. Three of the four remaining kilns were built around 1920, the other was built in 1932. Clay for brickmaking was obtained from banks of the nearby Congaree River. ()

Built: 1932 (92 years ago)Coordinates: 33°59'19"N, 81°3'1"W

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West Metro (West Columbia)Cayce United States

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Guignard Brick Works – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Colonial Life Arena, South Carolina State Museum, EdVenture, Gervais Street Bridge.

0.9 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia
23 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.
0.7 miN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
South Carolina State Museum, Columbia
19 min walk • The South Carolina State Museum has four floors of permanent and changing exhibits, a digital dome planetarium, 4D interactive theater and an observatory.
0.6 miN
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
EdVenture, Columbia
16 min walk • EdVenture is the largest children's museum in the Southeast United States, located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is second only to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis which is the largest children's museum in the world.
0.5 miN
Bridge
Gervais Street Bridge, Columbia
13 min walk • Gervais Street Bridge is a historic bridge in South Carolina in the United States and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an arch bridge constructed from reinforced concrete. Construction began in 1926 and the bridge was completed in 1928. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
The Vista, Columbia
27 min walk • The Congaree Vista is a section of Columbia, South Carolina between the Congaree River and the central business district of downtown. The neighborhood was revitalized during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
1.1 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia
27 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 miW
Church
First Baptist Church of West Columbia, West Columbia
10 min walk • The James Petigru Boyce Chapel is a historic church building at 1306 Hampton Street in Columbia, South Carolina. It is a Greek Revival building built in 1859. A convention met here on December 17, 1860, whose delegates voted unanimously for South Carolina to secede from the United States, leading to the American Civil War.
1.4 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Town Theatre, Columbia
36 min walk • Town Theatre is a historic community theatre located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1924, and is a rectangular brick building with a two-story glazed central arch with Art Deco influences. A brick annex was added to the rear of the building in the 1950s. It houses one of the first community theatres in the United States.
0.8 miE
Park
Pacific Park, Columbia
21 min walk • Pacific Community Association Building, also known as Pacific Community YMCA and The 'Y', is a historic community center located at Columbia, South Carolina. The original section was built in 1903, and is a large two-story, irregularly-shaped brick building.
1.2 miNE
Cafe
Building at 1210–1214 Main Street, Columbia
32 min walk • Building at 1210–1214 Main Street, also known as Capitol Café, is a historic commercial building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built by 1871, and is a two-story, seven bay, stuccoed brick building. A cast-iron railing extends across central three bays of the second floor.
0.7 miN
Museum, Military museum, History museum
SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum, Columbia
18 min walk • The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum is located at 301 Gervais Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, in a building shared with the South Carolina State Museum. It was founded in 1896, and is the oldest museum in Columbia and the third oldest in the state.

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Which popular attractions are close to Guignard Brick Works?

Nearby attractions include New Brookland Historic District, Columbia (10 min walk), First Baptist Church of West Columbia, West Columbia (10 min walk), Gervais Street Bridge, Columbia (13 min walk), EdVenture, Columbia (16 min walk).