303 Saluda Avenue
Also known as: John C. Heslep House303 Saluda Ave., Columbia, South Carolina
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303 Saluda Avenue
Photo taken by Michael Miller in October 2018
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+33.99285, -81.0173833°59'34" N, 81°01'03" W
Description
The house at 303 Saluda Avenue is a significant example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture, a style that flourished in the southern United States from 1915 to 1935. The house was built ca. 1917 as a two-story brick residence. John C. Heslep, the contractor who built the old Richland County Courthouse and the Columbia Township Auditorium, drastically remodeled and rebuilt the house for himself in 1927-1928. Heslep gutted the building and, with the assistance of Columbia stoneworker George Marquardt, rebuilt it in the Spanish Colonial style. The house has the low-pitched tile roof, the coarse stucco walls, the cast iron balconies, the wooden lookout rafters in the eaves, the asymmetrical composition, and the elaborate entrances associated with the Spanish Colonial Revival. The stonework by Marquardt, especially the entrance, the two carved mantelpieces, and the dining room arcade, is of exceptional quality. A one-story guesthouse is the only outbuilding. Listed in the National Register May 24, 1982. - SCDAH
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1982
- Reference number
- 82003900
- NR name
- Building at 303 Saluda Avenue
- Architectural style
- Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Mission/Spanish Revival
- Area of significance
- Architecture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Single dwelling; Secondary structure
- Current functions
- Single dwelling; Secondary structure
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1925-1949
- Significant years
- 1917; 1928
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- October 23, 2018: New photo from Michael Miller
- October 7, 2014: Updated by Michael Miller: Added "Alternate Name", "Description" & "Street Views" and Imported Photo
- October 7, 2014: Photo imported by Michael Miller