Beam Dormitory

	Lutheran Theological Seminary Building: Beam Dormitory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	4201 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°2′33.4″N 81°2′18.5″W / 34.042611°N 81.038472°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1911
Built by	Wise Granite Co.
Architect	Charles M. Robinson
MPS	Columbia MRA
NRHP reference No.	79003353
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1979

Beam Dormitory was the first permanent building at the American Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina.^[2]^[3] It was built on the highest point in Columbia in 1911 based on a design by noted Virginia architect Charles M. Robinson. The structure was built by Wise Granite Co. It included a chapel, housing, refectory, classrooms, and faculty offices. Beam Hall is now used as a dormitory and also contains office suites, meeting rooms, and an exercise facility.^[4] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Lutheran Theological Seminary Building: Beam Dormitory" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. July 10, 1979. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Lutheran Theological Seminary Building: Beam Dormitory, Richland County (4201 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
^ "Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary". The Seminary Campus. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-06-14.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv-2] "Lutheran Theological Seminary Building: Beam Dormitory" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. July 10, 1979. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

[scdah-3] "Lutheran Theological Seminary Building: Beam Dormitory, Richland County (4201 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

[4] "Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary". The Seminary Campus. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-06-14.

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