MYSTERY PHOTO:   Mystery house

We bet this South Carolina home looks familiar to some of you, but where is it – and what’s its importance? Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com with “Mystery Photo” in the subject line.   Please make sure to include your name and contact information.

Last issue’s mystery

The Feb. 12 mystery, shown at right, is the main building at Wofford College in Spartanburg. Congratulations to all of those who correctly identified it:  Hal Creel of Folly Beach; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; Tom Tindall of Edisto Island; Bill Segars of Hartsville; Jeff McWhorter, Robert Behre, Joseph Tecklenburg and Cheryl Smithem, all of Charleston; Ross Lenhart of Pawleys Island; and George Graf of Palmyra, Va.

Tindall shared information on the building gleaned from the building’s 1974 state nomination to the National Register of Historic Places:  “The mystery photo is of the main administrative building of Wofford College in Spartanburg.  “Old Main,” as it is known, was built in 1854 and was designed by Charleston architect Edward C. Jones in an Italianate style. The three-storied masonry building has a massive portico supported by giant order square columns with wide steps leading to the second-floor main entrance. The gabled roofed center section contains the college auditorium with offices and classrooms below. Large side wings abut the central section. Twin towers with hipped roofs frame the portico and the west tower houses a bell that is rung at the changing of classes.

Graf provided more information, according to forbes.com: “Established in 1854, Wofford College is situated in the college town of Spartanburg, SC, on a campus designated as a National Historic District in 1974. Wofford is a private liberal arts college, offering 26 undergraduate majors and 22 minors; the most popular courses of study include biology, business economics, finance, and government. Greek life is central to Wofford’s social life: there are 12 chapters on campus, claiming 35 percent of the male student body and 43 percent of the female student body. The entire 175-acre campus, which contains over 5,000 trees, was designated as the Roger Milliken Arboretum in 2002. Wofford has been recognized for having one of the best tailgating traditions in the country, and students can join 110 clubs and organizations. Wofford has been home to a Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society chapter since 1940, and the Wofford Terriers compete in the NCAA Division I.”

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