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Assembly Street

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Front Description

In 1786, when Columbia was established as the state capital, the General Assembly decided that two principal thoroughfares should run perpendicular to each other through the center of the town. One of these, Assembly Street, was named for the General Assembly, which first met in Columbia in 1790 in South Carolina’s new State House, a building designed by James Hoban, who later designed the White House.

Site Photos

Assembly Street — photo 1 Assembly Street — photo 2 Assembly Street — photo 3

Nearby Sites

Gervais Street/The East-West Streets in the City of Columbia SCDAH Marker0.1 mi The State House Building Building0.1 mi Richardson Street/The North-South Streets in the City of Columbia SCDAH Marker0.1 mi The State House SCDAH Marker0.1 mi Richardson Square Monument0.2 mi Lady Street SCDAH Marker0.2 mi