National Loan and Exchange Bank Building

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building, also known as the Barringer Building, is a historic bank and office building located at 1338 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a 12-story, steel frame building faced in brick and stone. It measures 184 feet high and is considered Columbia's first skyscraper. The building was owned by the Barringer Corporation from 1953 until 1974.[2][3]

National Loan and Exchange Bank Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1338 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′13″N 81°2′5″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1903
Built by	Cain, John
Architect	Brite, John
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Skyscraper, Georgian Revival
MPS	Columbia MRA
NRHP reference No.	79003374[1]
Added to NRHP	March 2, 1979

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. unknown (n.d.). "National Loan and Exchange Bank Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
3. "National Loan and Exchange Bank Building, Richland County (1338 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.