Winnie Davis Hall
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Winnie Davis Hall
| nrhp_type =
| image = Winnie Davis Hall; Limestone College; Gaffney, South Carolina; February 3, 2008.jpg
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| location = Gaffney, South Carolina
| coordinates = {{coord|35|3|23|N|81|39|0|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = South Carolina#USA
| area = {{convert|0.3|acre}}
| built = 1904
| architect = William Augustus Edwards[http://www.goupstate.com/article/20070209/NEWS/702090321&SearchID=73281251965122 Flynn, Sean P., College wants to restore Davis Hall], Spartanburg Herald-Journal, February 9, 2007, accessed April 12, 2008
| architecture = Late Gothic Revival
| added = April 29, 1977
| refnum = 77001219{{NRISref|2010a}}
| partof = Limestone Springs Historic District
| partof_refnum = 86000597
}}
Winnie Davis Hall, built in 1904, is an historic redbrick college building on the campus of Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina.{{Cite web | last = McNulty | first = Kappy |author2=Georgianna Graham | title = Winnie Davis Hall | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = September 28, 1976 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711003/index.htm | format = pdf | accessdate = 23 June 2012}}{{Cite web | title = Winnie Davis Hall, Cherokee County (1115 College Dr., Gaffney) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711003/index.htm | accessdate = 23 June 2012}} It was designed by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards, who designed academic buildings at 12 institutions of higher learning as well as 13 courthouses and numerous other buildings in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.[http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards] It was named for Varina "Winnie" Anne Davis, the daughter of Jefferson Davis and was built to serve as a repository for American Civil War papers as a center for the study of Southern history.[http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711003/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Winnie Davis Hall] On April 29, 1977, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is part of the Limestone Springs Historic District and is also known as the Winnie Davis Hall of History.
See also
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External links
- [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/SC/Cherokee/state.html National Register listings for Cherokee County]
- [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711003/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Winnie Davis Hall]
- [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards]
- {{NRHP url|id=64000769|title=Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 courthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina}}
Category:William Augustus Edwards buildings
Category:Buildings and structures in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Category:Gaffney, South Carolina
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Category:University and college buildings completed in 1904
Category:1904 establishments in South Carolina
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