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Funfact: Starting sometime in the 20th century, the whitish terracotta was covered by reflective panels for many years. Here, look.
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In downtown Columbia, South Carolina, on January 2nd, 2024, the Union National Bank Building (built 1912-1913; designed by William Augustus Edwards; 100003307 on the National Register of Historic Places) at the northeast corner of Gervais Street (U.S. routes 1 and 378) and Main Street, as viewed during a renovation project.
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Columbia (7013641)
• Richland (county) (2001764)
Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• architectural terracotta (300010670)
• banks (buildings) (300005214)
• commercial buildings (300005147)
• glazed terracotta (300298634)
• Gothic Revival (300021452)
• historic buildings (300008063)
• office towers (300007046)
• renovation (300077781)
• skyscrapers (300004809)
• whitish (300129784)
Wikidata items:
• 2 January 2024 (Q69307033)
• 1910s in architecture (Q11185482)
• 1912 in architecture (Q2744674)
• 1913 in architecture (Q2811165)
• Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC Combined Statistical Area (Q124152409)
• Downtown Columbia (Q123190448)
• glazed architectural terra-cotta (Q5567349)
• January 2 (Q2151)
• January 2024 (Q61312882)
• Midlands (Q2957044)
• National Register of Historic Places (Q3719)
• Union National Bank Building (Q65119302)
• U.S. Route 1 (Q406204)
• U.S. Route 378 (Q4297293)
Union List of Artist Names IDs:
• Edwards, William A. (American architect, 1866-1939) (500265353)
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Commercial buildings—South Carolina (sh85028924)
