The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Jacobs Hall

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Jacobs Hall (n.d.), Presbyterian College

Jacobs Hall (basement floor plan), Presbyterian College

Jacobs Hall (first floor plan), Presbyterian College

Jacobs Hall (second floor plan), Presbyterian College

Jacobs Hall (detail, ca. 2007), Presbyterian College

Institution Name: Presbyterian College
Original/Historic Place Name: Jacobs Hall
Location on Campus: West Plaza
Date(s) of Construction and Designer(s):

1915	original construction Sayre and Baldwin
1987	renovation Unknown

Type of Place: Individual building
Style(s): (Glossary)
Materials:

Foundation: none specified

Walls: brick

Roof: none specified

Function:

ca. 1915-1987	library
ca. 1915-1987	gymnasium
ca. 1915-1987	academic department building (science)
ca. 1987-present (2007)	academic department building (business, economics, military science)

Significance: history
Landmark designation:

National Register

Thornwell-Presbyterian College Historic District (1982)

Narrative: see below
References: see below

Narrative:
Jacobs Hall is a three-story Georgian revival structure of brick and limestone. Built in 1915, it was named for the Reverend William Plumer Jacobs, the founder of Presbyterian College. A colossal Ionic portico with paired columns articulates the center of the facade. The first floor windows have segmental brick arches with projecting keystones, and a full Ionic entablature with a brick frieze is carried around the building. It was designed originally to provide a library, science laboratories, and a gymnasium.

The exterior remains completely intact. The interior, however, was extensively renovated in 1987 and now provides space for the departments of mathematics, economics, business administration, and ROTC.

References:

I. Bibliographic sources:

Hammet, Ben Hay. The Spirit of Presbyterian College: A Centennial History. Clinton, SC: Presbyterian College, 1982.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Thornwell-Presbyterian College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1982.

II. Location of other data:

University: Special Collections, Facilities Management Office

SHPO

Government Offices