Winthrop University:
Building and Structures Timeline
David Bancroft Johnson (1856-1928), superintendent of schools in Columbia, S.C. during the 1880s, was keenly aware of the lack of professionally trained school teachers in the state and felt strongly that a teacher training school was the answer. To establish funding for the school, Johnson went to visit Robert C. Winthrop, Massachusetts philanthropist and chairman of the Peabody Education Board. Fortunately, Mr. Winthrop shared his vision and Johnson was able to secure the $1500 needed to open the Winthrop Training School in 1886.
Buildings |
Year Built/Acquired |
Notes |
Amphitheater |
ca 1916 |
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Artesian Well |
1906 |
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Bancroft |
1909 |
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Baseball Fields |
|
Renovated 2001 |
Bookworm |
1989 |
Purchased 1997 |
Breazeale |
1924 |
Razed 2004 |
Byrnes |
1939 |
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Catawba (Faculty Apartments) |
ca 1891 |
Razed 1968 |
Central Energy Plant |
1964 |
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Coliseum |
1982 |
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Conservatory of Music |
1939 |
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Courtyard |
2003 |
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Crawford |
1896 |
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Dacus |
1969 |
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Dinkins |
1967 |
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Facilities Management |
1964 |
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Fountain |
ca 1898 |
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Good Building |
1950 |
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Golf Course |
Donated 1963 |
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Johnson |
1920 |
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Johnson Bust |
1989 |
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Joynes |
1926 |
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Kinard |
1929 |
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Lake |
1957 |
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Lee Wicker |
1962 |
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Life Science |
1999 |
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Little Chapel, The |
1823 |
Relocated 1936 |
Lodge |
1979 |
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Lois Rhame West Center |
2007 |
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Macfeat (Academic Computing Center) |
1939 |
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Margaret Nance |
1895 |
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McBryde |
1909 |
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McLaurin |
1901 |
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Olde Stone House (Farm Superintendent House) |
ca 1900s |
Renovated 2005 |
Operations Center (Coca-Cola Plant) |
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Owens Hall |
2007 |
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Peabody |
1916 |
Razed 2007 |
Piedmont Wetlands Project |
2004 |
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Phelps |
1943 |
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Powerhouse |
ca 1895 |
Razed ca 1960s |
President's House |
1890 |
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Pumping Station |
ca 1895 |
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Richardson |
1967 |
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Roddey |
1920 |
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Rope Courses |
1982 |
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Rutledge |
1905 |
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Sellers House |
1930 |
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Shack, The |
1932 |
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Sims |
1961 |
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Soccer Field |
1997 |
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Softball Complex |
|
Renovated 2001 |
Stewart House (Home Management/ Alumni House) |
1895 |
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Student Activity Center |
1996 |
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Swimming Pool |
1976 |
Razed 2007 |
Sykes House |
1900 |
Purchased 1961 |
Track |
|
Renovated 2005 |
Tennis Complex |
2003 |
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Thomson |
1965 |
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Thurmond |
1939 |
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Tillman (Main Building) |
1895 |
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Tillman Science |
1913 |
razed 1962 |
Ward House |
1930 |
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Water Tower |
1960s |
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Withers (Winthrop Training School) |
1913 |
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Wofford |
1967 |
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