Building at 1644 Main Street

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.[2][3] Tapp's Department Store closed in 1995.

Building at 1644 Main Street
Building at 1644 Main Street in April, 2015
Location1644 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′27″N 81°2′11″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1940 (1940), 1950
ArchitectBehles, F. Paul
Architectural styleDepression Modern
MPSColumbia MRA
NRHP reference No.79003377[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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.). "Building at 1644 Main Street" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "1644 Main St., Richland County (Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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