Tapp's Arts Center, Columbia

Name: Tapp's Arts Center
Address: 1644 Main St, Columbia, 29201-2859, United States
Telephone: +1 803-988-0013

#39 among attractions in Columbia

Art gallery, Art museum, Shopping, Museum

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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. Above the main entrance is a distinctive clock face and a sign with large freestanding letters. Tapp's Department Store closed in 1995. ()

Built: 1940 (84 years ago)Coordinates: 34°0'28"N, 81°2'10"W

Address

1644 Main StDowntown Columbia (Historic Downtown Columbia)Columbia 29201-2859 United States

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+1 803-988-0013

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Tapp's Arts Center – 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.

0.9 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia
24 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.
0.8 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Spirit Communications Park, Columbia
20 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.
~480 ftS
Shopping, Department store
Efird's Department Store, Columbia
3 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.
~730 ftS
Large art collection in modern environs
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia
4 min walk • The Columbia Museum of Art is an art museum in the American city of Columbia, South Carolina.
~1230 ftSE
Church, Historical place
First Baptist Church, Columbia
6 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.
~1040 ftSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Columbia
6 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.
~1470 ftN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Mann-Simons Cottage, Columbia
8 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.
~1580 ftW
Park
Finlay Park, Columbia
8 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.
0.8 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia
22 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.
0.5 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Columbia Township Auditorium, Columbia
13 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.
0.6 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Town Theatre, Columbia
17 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Tapp's Arts Center open?

Tapp's Arts Center is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am - 6 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Tapp's Arts Center?

Nearby attractions include Sidney Park Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbia (3 min walk), Columbia City Hall, Columbia (3 min walk), Ladson Presbyterian Church, Columbia (3 min walk), Bethel A.M.E. Church, Columbia (4 min walk).

How to get to Tapp's Arts Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tapp's Arts Center:

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Columbia (25 min walk)