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Fort Hill, photographed in 1887, was the home of John C. Calhoun and later Thomas Green Clemson and is at the center of the university campus.. Thomas Green Clemson, the university's founder, came to the foothills of South Carolina in 1838, when he married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter of John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina politician and seventh U.S. Vice President. [15]
The Campus of Clemson University is located in unincorporated Pickens County, South Carolina, adjacent to Clemson; the U.S. Census Bureau designates the campus as a census-designated place. [1] This campus was originally the site of U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun's plantation, named Fort Hill.
Lee and Lowry Hall, originally known as the Structural Science Building, is a historic academic building located on the campus of Clemson University, Clemson, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was designed by Harlan Ewart McClure, Dean of the College of Architecture, and completed in 1958. It consists of three building elements that enclose ...
Designated NHL. December 19, 1960 [3] Designated CP. January 4, 1990. Fort Hill, also known as the John C. Calhoun House and Library, is a National Historic Landmark on the Clemson University campus in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States, near the City of Clemson. [4] From 1825-1850, the house was the home of noted proponent of ...
The Clemson University Historic District I is a collection of historic properties on the campus of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. The district contains eight contributing properties located along the northern portion of the campus. Included are some of the oldest academic buildings on campus. [2]
Added to NRHP. January 4, 1990. The Clemson University Historic District II is a collection of historic properties on the campus of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. The district contains 7 contributing properties located in the central portion of the campus. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Thomas Green Clemson. Thomas Green Clemson (July 1, 1807 – April 6, 1888) was an American politician and statesman, serving as Chargés d'Affaires to Belgium, and United States Superintendent of Agriculture. He served in the Confederate Army and founded Clemson University in South Carolina. Historians have called Clemson "a quintessential ...
89002140 [ 1] Added to NRHP. January 4, 1990. The Clemson College Sheep Barn (Barnes Center) is a two-story barn built in 1915 on the Clemson University campus. It is the oldest surviving building associated with agriculture on this land-grant university. [ 3] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1990.