UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RESEARCH

COLUMBIA, SC

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The University of South Carolina, located in the city of Columbia, is a top-tier public research institution that was founded in 1801. The university has a diverse student body of over 35,000 students and offers more than 350 degree programs across its 14 schools and colleges.

The university's research enterprise is a significant contributor to the state's economic growth, with over $250 million in research funding received annually. The university is home to a number of research centers and institutes, including the Arnold School of Public Health, the McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research, and the Moore School of Business.

The university's research activities span a wide range of disciplines, including biomedical sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts. Faculty members at the university are actively engaged in research and have made significant contributions to their respective fields.

The university is also committed to promoting collaboration between academia and industry, and has established partnerships with numerous corporations and organizations to facilitate knowledge transfer and innovation.

Overall, the University of South Carolina is a dynamic research institution with a strong commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and community engagement.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RESEARCH is a Natural History & Natural Science Museum in COLUMBIA SC. US MID #8404500294

The museum is classed as NAT (Natural History & Natural Science Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 188,079,038 from tax period 201206 (YYYYMM).

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Columbia South Carolina - State Capital - Joint Legislative Conference Room (Library) Before being Renovated The Joint Legislative Conference Room (Library) Before being Renovated The Library is one of the most beautiful rooms in the State House. The twin spiral cast iron staircases and columns were originally installed in 1889. The massive chandelier was originally gas lit and is the only remaining original State House chandelier. The beauty of the library is enhanced by the Tennessee pediment door, the "rosed mosaic" glass windows and the original mahogany doors.
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Tapp’s Building, Main Street and Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1940 and expanded in 1952 with the addition of two stories to the roof, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Lafaye, Lafaye and Fair and E. Paul Behles for a department store run by James L. Tapp. The building features a stucco-clad facade with dark panel cladding at the base, a curtain wall at the second and third floors of the front facade above the front entrance, a clock, metal canopy, and Art Deco-style sign on the facade above the front entrance, large plate glass windows on the first floor, and one-over-one windows and casement windows on the upper floors of the side and rear facades. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and is a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and increased to its present size in 2021. The building was rehabilitated in 2003, and today, houses an arts center on the first floor, and apartments on the upper floors.
Former Greyhound Bus Station, Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1938-1939, this Streamline Moderne-style building was designed by George D. Brown to serve as a Greyhound Bus Station, based on the plans developed for the company by Industrial Designer Raymond Loewy in 1933. The building is similar to other bus stations built by Greyhound in mid-sized cities across the United States. It remained in use as a Greyhound Bus Station until the 1980s. The building is clad in blue and pale yellow vitrolite mirrored glass panels and stucco with glass block separated by stainless steel bands, curved corners, large piers between the bays at the front entrance doors, stainless steel canopies, a large blank sign over the front entrance, and a low-slope roof enclosed by a parapet. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, and is a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and increased to its present size in 2021.
Tapp’s Building, Main Street and Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1940 and expanded in 1952 with the addition of two stories to the roof, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Lafaye, Lafaye and Fair and E. Paul Behles for a department store run by James L. Tapp. The building features a stucco-clad facade with dark panel cladding at the base, a curtain wall at the second and third floors of the front facade above the front entrance, a clock, metal canopy, and Art Deco-style sign on the facade above the front entrance, large plate glass windows on the first floor, and one-over-one windows and casement windows on the upper floors of the side and rear facades. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and is a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and increased to its present size in 2021. The building was rehabilitated in 2003, and today, houses an arts center on the first floor, and apartments on the upper floors.
Old Palmetto Fire Station, Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1866, this Italianate-style building was constructed with assistance from United States Army soldiers from the New York Metropolitan Fire Department to serve as a fire station for the Palmetto Fire Company, which utilized the building as Fire Station No. 2 until 1921. After ceasing operation as a fire station, the building was utilized as a Sears, Roebuck and Company warehouse, before being converted into the Villa Tronco Italian Restaurant by the Tronco family in 1941. The building features a red brick exterior with stucco cladding on the side and rear facades, a large bay that once held a garage door at the center of the first floor of the front facade, a bracketed cornice, an arched parapet, two decorative cartouches, double-hung windows, and a low-slope roof enclosed by a parapet. The building is a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and increased to its present size in 2021.
Richland County Courthouse, Main Street and Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1978-1980, this Modern building was designed by Geiger-McElveen-Kennedy and built by the Congaree Construction Company to serve as the Richland County Courthouse. The building is clad in stone panels with few window bays, a top-heavy form with a large fifth floor that overhangs the lower floors on the west and north facades, recessed and extruded window bays, a trapezoidal footprint, and a colonnade of simple cylindrical columns in front of a glass curtain wall at the main entrance on the north facade. The building remains in use as a courthouse for Richland County.
Tapp’s Building, Main Street and Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1940 and expanded in 1952 with the addition of two stories to the roof, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Lafaye, Lafaye and Fair and E. Paul Behles for a department store run by James L. Tapp. The building features a stucco-clad facade with dark panel cladding at the base, a curtain wall at the second and third floors of the front facade above the front entrance, a clock, metal canopy, and Art Deco-style sign on the facade above the front entrance, large plate glass windows on the first floor, and one-over-one windows and casement windows on the upper floors of the side and rear facades. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and is a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and increased to its present size in 2021. The building was rehabilitated in 2003, and today, houses an arts center on the first floor, and apartments on the upper floors.
Tapp’s Building, Main Street and Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1940 and expanded in 1952 with the addition of two stories to the roof, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Lafaye, Lafaye and Fair and E. Paul Behles for a department store run by James L. Tapp. The building features a stucco-clad facade with dark panel cladding at the base, a curtain wall at the second and third floors of the front facade above the front entrance, a clock, metal canopy, and Art Deco-style sign on the facade above the front entrance, large plate glass windows on the first floor, and one-over-one windows and casement windows on the upper floors of the side and rear facades. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and is a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and increased to its present size in 2021. The building was rehabilitated in 2003, and today, houses an arts center on the first floor, and apartments on the upper floors.
Tapp’s Building, Main Street and Blanding Street, Columbia, SC Built in 1940 and expanded in 1952 with the addition of two stories to the roof, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Lafaye, Lafaye and Fair and E. Paul Behles for a department store run by James L. Tapp. The building features a stucco-clad facade with dark panel cladding at the base, a curtain wall at the second and third floors of the front facade above the front entrance, a clock, metal canopy, and Art Deco-style sign on the facade above the front entrance, large plate glass windows on the first floor, and one-over-one windows and casement windows on the upper floors of the side and rear facades. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and is a contributing structure in the Columbia Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, and increased to its present size in 2021. The building was rehabilitated in 2003, and today, houses an arts center on the first floor, and apartments on the upper floors.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RESEARCH
901 SUMTER ST., SUITE 501
COLUMBIA
SC
29208

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MID # 8404500294
Name UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RESEARCH
Alternate Name UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RESEARCH
Classification Natural History & Natural Science Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 570967350
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201206
INCOME 188,079,038
REVENUE 188,079,038
LAT/LONG 33.99836, -81.030422
CODES FIPS State Code: 45
FIPS County Code: 079
US Census Tract: 002900
US Census Block: 2000