If you recognize the skyline of this photo, you might be able to tell us where it was taken from. (Hint: The photographer is facing west.) Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com — and remember to include your name, home city and contact information.
Last week’s mystery, “Six columns,” showed the Newberry County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, current occupants of what was built in 1852 as the Newberry County Courthouse,. In the background, you can see the clock tower of the Newberry Opera House.
Hats off to this week’s solvers of last week’s mystery: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Penny Forrester of Tallahassee, Fla.; Elizabeth Jones of Columbia; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Karen Ingram of Columbia; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; Harvey Shackelford of Newberry; and Kevin Mertens of Greenville.
Peel provided a little more info: “ A historic marker on the left-lower wall of the building (just behind the second column in the mystery photo) provides a brief history of the building and those who were a part of designing it. It reads:
Designed by Jacob Graves and built by John Damron, Newberry County’s fourth courthouse was erected in 1852. It replaced an earlier building on this site which was probably designed by Robert Mills. The Old Court House is now used as a community hall. The bas-relief, added by Osborne Wells, is said to depict the Prostrate State held by the Federal eagle, the gamecock defiantly representing the Spirit of South Carolina.
“If your readers are interested in reading more about the history of this building, they can check out a write-up provided at the SC Picture Project here.”
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