Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District, Columbia

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Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District location map

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The Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District, is a predominantly residential historic district in northwestern Columbia, South Carolina. It encompasses much of the neighborhood of Earlewood, and is formed out of three separate subdivisions that were developed as streetcar suburbs in the early 20th century. The district is about 225 acres in size, and has more than 550 residences, many in architectural styles popular in the first half of the 20th century. It is roughly bounded on the east and south by the tracks of the Seaboard Air Line, the north by Earlewood Park and Lakewood Avenue, and the northwest by Darlington Avenue. ()

Coordinates: 34°1'23"N, 81°2'52"W

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North Columbia (Earlewood)Columbia United States

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Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spirit Communications Park, Efird's Department Store, Randolph Cemetery, Elmwood Cemetery.

1 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Spirit Communications Park, Columbia
26 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.
1.3 miSE
Shopping, Department store
Efird's Department Store, Columbia
34 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.
1 miS
Cemetery
Randolph Cemetery, Columbia
26 min walk • Randolph Cemetery is a historic cemetery for African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1872 and expanded in 1899. It was named for Benjamin F. Randolph, who was reburied at the cemetery in 1871. Randolph was a militia leader protecting African Americans when he was assassinated.
0.9 miSW
Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia
24 min walk • Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921. The older section is heavily wooded and has a section devoted to Confederate dead.
1.1 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Mann-Simons Cottage, Columbia
28 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.
1.2 miS
Park
Finlay Park, Columbia
31 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.
1.2 miSE
Art gallery, Art museum, Shopping
Tapp's Arts Center, Columbia
32 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.
1.5 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Columbia Township Auditorium, Columbia
38 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.
1 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
South Carolina Governor's Mansion, Columbia
27 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.
1.4 miSE
Art gallery, Museum
Tunnelvision, Columbia
37 min walk • Tunnelvision is a 50 ft x 75 ft large trompe-l'œil painting, by Blue Sky, on a building in Columbia, South Carolina, USA, which shows a tunnel in original size. Tunnelvision looks very realistic.
1 miSE
Church
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Columbia
27 min walk • Ebenezer Lutheran Chapel is a historic Lutheran chapel located in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1830, and rebuilt in 1870, while the restoration took place in 1993 and is a brick church that was extensively renovated in 1900. The front façade features two square towers and finely detailed art glass windows.

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Which popular attractions are close to Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Earlewood Park, Columbia (8 min walk), Bellevue Historic District, Columbia (16 min walk), Columbia Canal, Columbia (21 min walk), Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia (24 min walk).