National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · Columbia, South Carolina

Hall, Ainsley, House

Historic house in South Carolina, United States in Columbia, South Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

AINSLEY HALL HOUSEBasement Entrance, Robert Mills House (Ainsley Hall House), Blanding Street, Columbia, SCCarriage House, Robert Mills House (Ainsley Hall House), Blanding Street, Columbia, SC - 53392376027Carriage House, Robert Mills House (Ainsley Hall House), Blanding Street, Columbia, SC - 53393612549
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Robert Mills House

The Robert Mills House, also known as Robert Mills Historic House and Park or the Ainsley Hall House, is a historic house museum at 1616 Blanding Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Built in 1823 to a design by Robert Mills, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973 for its architectural significance. The Historic Columbia Foundation owns and operates the home, which has been furnished with decorative arts of the early 19th century, including American Federal, English Regency, and French Empire pieces.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC
CountyRichland County
ListedJul 16, 1970
Reference number70000595
ArchitectRobert Mills
Type of placesingle-family detached home
Contributing resources1 buildings, 1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC
Coordinates34.00960, -81.02899 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCongaree National Park · 22 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyLongleaf Campground 17 mi · Congaree Picnic Shelter 17 mi · Bluff Hike In Camping 17 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000595. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.