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Historic district in South Carolina, United States

Waverly Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)

Waverly Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina.

The place

Waverly Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 132 contributing buildings in the first suburban development at Columbia. They were built between about 1898 and 1925, and the district includes examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, shotgun, American Foursquare, and Craftsman/Bungalow style architecture. The community has evolved from a predominantly white neighborhood into a community of African-American artisans, professionals and social reformers.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Waverly Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    University of South Carolina

    The University of South Carolina is a public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, it is the flagship of the University of South Carolina System and the largest university in the state by enrollment.

    1.5 km · public university in Columbia, South Carolina · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    South Carolina State House

    The South Carolina State House is the building housing the government of the U.S. state of South Carolina, which includes the South Carolina General Assembly and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Located in the capital city of Columbia near the corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets, the building also housed the Supreme Court until 1971.

    1.7 km · State capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Colonial Life Arena

    The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams. Opened as a replacement for the Carolina Coliseum with the name Carolina Center in 2002, the 18,000-seat arena is also host to various events, including conferences, concerts, and graduation ceremonies.

    2.4 km · basketball arena at the University of South Carolina · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Columbia Museum of Art

    The Columbia Museum of Art is an art museum in the American city of Columbia, South Carolina.

    1.8 km · art museum in Columbia, South Carolina · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    St. Peter's Catholic Church

    The Basilica of St. Peter, also known as St.

    1.9 km · Roman catholic church in Columbia, South Carolina · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

    The Modjeska Monteith Simkins House is a historic place of the civil rights movement. The house, which was owned by Modjeska Monteith Simkins, is located at 2025 Marion Street in Columbia, South Carolina.

    1.8 km · house in Columbia, South Carolina · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

    Trinity Episcopal Church, now known as Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, is the first Episcopal and the oldest surviving sanctuary in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It is a Gothic Revival church that is modeled after York Minster in York, England.

    1.5 km · cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina, USA · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Carolina Coliseum

    Carolina Coliseum is a 12,401-seat former multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, built in 1968 by the University of South Carolina. The Coliseum was the largest arena in South Carolina at the time of its completion.

    2.2 km · arena in Columbia, South Carolina · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Carolina Stadium

    Founders Park, formerly known as Carolina Stadium, is a ballpark in Columbia, South Carolina on the banks of the Congaree River. The facility cost $35.6 million to build and is the home stadium for the South Carolina Gamecocks college baseball team.

    3.5 km · baseball park at University of South Carolina · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Palmetto Building

    The Palmetto Building, built during 1912–1913, is an early skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. It was designed by architect Julius Harder, and Wilson and Sompayrac served as supervising architects.

    1.7 km · early skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina · Wikipedia

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Getting to Waverly Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)

Airports
Charlotte Douglas (CLT), 134 km · Charleston (CHS), 154 km · Myrtle Beach (MYR), 196 km
Stations
Greyhound Bus Depot, 1.7 km · Union Station (Columbia), 2.4 km
  • Charlotte → Waverly Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)
    136 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · $12–16
  • Charleston → Waverly Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)
    486 km · quickest by road, 8h 26m · $46–65
  • Myrtle Beach → Waverly Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina)
    199 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · $18–24
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What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Go nextCongaree National Park, South Carolina's only national park, is even closer, about 20 miles (32 km) to the south, and makes for a good day trip.

From Wikivoyage: Columbia (South Carolina), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    Fire IslandUS

    10 ways of moving, 18 sources

    1,014 km
  2. 02
    Vinalhaven and the Fox IslandsUS

    9 ways of moving, 13 sources

    1,531 km
  3. 03
    BacalarMX

    9 ways of moving, 41 sources

    1,855 km
  4. 04
    Caye CaulkerBZ

    9 ways of moving, 42 sources

    1,938 km
  5. 05
    FloresGT

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    2,095 km

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