Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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•» past, remembering the early days of USC Maxcy Monument its original frames of hand-hewn timbers with plaster walls on wooden lath. It is named for Professor Geoige McCutchen, who lived in the house from 1915 to Wbrld War II when the University halted the practice of providing on-campus housing for faculty. 5. DeSaussure College (1809) The complement to Rutledge across the Horseshoe, DeSaussure is the second oldest building on campus. As with the earlier building, the wings were used as residences and the central section served as academic facilities. During the Civil War, DeSaussure was part of the general hospital that existed at the college. In 1918 women students were allowed to live on campus for the first time and De Saussure was their residence. Today it is home to the College of Social Work and student residences. It is named for Hen ry William DeSaussure (1763-1839), di rector of the US Mint and chancellor of the State of South Carolina. 6. McKissick Museum (1940) Occupying the site of the original president's house (1807), McKissick was the University’s main library until the ex pansion of the Thomas Cooper Library in 1976. Today McKissick Museum of fers outstanding collections, exhibitions and educational activities in history, nat ural science and art, and has gained na tional recognition for its programming in Southern folk art. It is named for J. Ri on McKissick and his wife Caroline. McKissick, Class of 1905, served as pres ident of the University from 1936 until his death in 1944. 7. Rutledge College (1805) The first building to be erected at South Carolina College, Rutledge was a one-stop college of sorts. As the only building on campus from 1805 to 1809, it contained all college facilities—class rooms, library, chapel, student and fac ulty housing, labs, etc.—and was designed to accommodate approximately 50 stu dents and several faculty. It was gutted by fire in 1855 but was rebuilt almost im mediately. After the Civil War, the east wing was used as quarters by the federal military commander of the Columbia dis trict. The Columbia post office and the office of the state treasurer were in the west wing, and the House of Represen tatives met in the chapel. The venera ble old building now houses the De partment of Religious Studies and student apartments as well as a chapel that is of ten used for alumni weddings. It is named for John Rutledge (1739-1800), gover nor of South Carolina, and his brother Edward (1749-1800), also governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence. 8. President’s House (1810) The home of the president of the Uni versity of South Carolina is the most el egant building on the Horseshoe. Its lat er remodeling introduced the regency style of architecture to Columbia. A fac ulty residence until the 1940s, it was con verted to a women’s residence hall. In 1952, through extensive reconstruction, it was transformed into the official President’s House, enhanced by the beau tiful downstairs library and the splendid reception room on the second floor. Pri vate contributions permitted the Uni versity to use the finest hardware, wood work and other materials. Three of the mantels were made from pine secured in Williamsburg, Va., after restoration work there. Former University President and Mrs. Donald S. Russell contributed valu able period furniture and other items. 9. Legare College (1847) While architecturally bland, this build ing reflects the utilitarian approach to stu dent housing popular in the 1830s. It is also the home of the Clariosophic Soci ety, the oldest active literary society in the state and the oldest student otgani zation on campus. Chartered in 1806, the society moved into Legare in 1849 and has been there ever since. The Clario sophics raised $873 in 1827 for the de sign and construction of the Maxcy Mon ument in the center of the Horseshoe. Federal military offices as well as refugees were housed in Legare after the Civil War, so it is appropriate that now the class rooms and faculty offices of the Depart ment of Military Science are located here. Legare (pronounced “Lug-gree”) was named for Hugh Legare, Class of 1814, a U.S. attorney-general and founder of the Southern Review. 10. Pinckney College (1837) Built as a residence hall and twin to Elliott across the Horseshoe, this build ing, like its counterpart, is not stuc coed, as are most Horseshoe structures. Its brickwork is evident. Still a residence hall, Pinckney apparently had been used as housing for students since its origin. It is named for a family long prominent in South Carolina, one of whom, Charles (1757 - 1824) authored the “Pinckney Draft” of the Constitution. 11. Lieber College (1836) The three stories of exposed brick, white trim, austere lines and small win dow panes are the embodiment of the early architecture of the campus. Its twin stairs and fanlight doorways lending to a “parlor floor” mark it as a double-resi dence, built on the Horseshoe for facul ty. While its architectural style is labeled “Georgian” by some, this building reflects the qualities of the federal style. Now the Office of Admissions, it was named for Francis Lieber (1800 - 1872), illustri ous faculty member and editor of the En cyclopedia Americana. Reprinted from The Horseshoe nt The University of South Cirolina, published by the Division of University Publica tions. Palms Photo Courtesy ol The President's Office Other Photos By Rosalind Harvey During your tour of campus, you may want to pause at one of the love ly gardens on the Horseshoe. They have been added following the restora tion of the old campus in the 1970’s. (A) The Rose Garden at Lieber was made possible by contributions from the Columbia Garden Club in honor of deceased members. It contains about ten varieties of roses along with crape myrtles, vinca major, cleyera and In dian hawthorn. (B) The President’s House Garden, which is located behind the house, is not open to the public but may be viewed from the gate. The crape myr tle on the east side is the largest of the many around the Horseshoe, some of which are thought to be at least 150 years old. This one is three stories tall and approaches in size the largest crape myrtle in the state, located at the Governor’s Mansion. (C) The Sundial Garden east of Rutledge is a recent restoration by Omi cron Delta Kappa in honor of its members and alumni, and faculty member Patricia DeCoursey in memory of her husband and son. (D) McCutchen House Gardens flank both sides of the building and are dominated by large crape myrtles, as well as Bradford pear trees, azaleas, cleyera, camellias and annua! plant beds. (E) Caroliniana Garden was restored through the efforts of Mrs. Edmund Taylor, former president of the University South Caroliniana Society. It’s graced by a three-tiered fountain dedicated to "The Carolina Patriots who fought in the American Revolution," donated by the American Revolution Bicentennial Richland County Committee, the Lucy Hampton Bostick Trust and the University of South Caroliniana Society. The garden contains two relics of interest—a cannon ball dating from the Civil War and a defective marble column originally intended for the use in the state capital. Flora here includes several varieties of ilex, garde nias, azaleas, sasanquas, nandinas, magnolias and Japanese maple. Bn aaaljlfc»i *---1-^--—X—I Photo By Rosalind Harvey Above is the beautiful garden behind the President’s house.