Citadel Capers Hall

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

Lee St., Charleston, SC (Charleston County)

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Site Number:

2700

Control Number:

U/19/2700

Tax Number:

4600000004

Date Surveyed:

June 5 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1951

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Education

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

Roof Shape:

flat

Roof Materials:

not visible

Porch Width:

over 1 bay but less than full façade

Porch Shape:

flat

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Central pavilion with castellations along parapet; corbelled, crenulated cornice; oriel towers at wing corners; porch emphasized with limestone block; arched porch openings; pier porch supports; segmental arch-headed main entry double door

Alterations:

Windows replaced; 1979 rear addition

Historical Information:

Capers Hall is named for two brothers, Brigadier General Ellison Capers, C.S.A., and Major Francis W. Capers, Superintendent of The Citadel from 1852-1859. During the Civil War, Ellison was one of four Citadel alumni to rise to the rank of general. He was also later an Episcopal bishop and chancellor of the University of the South in Tennessee. Currently, the building is the home for classrooms and offices, as well as areas for Computer Science, Political Science, English, Mathematics, Psychology, Education, and History.

Source of Historical Information:

http://www.citadel.edu/r3/about/tour/m/capers.shtml

Quadrangle Name:

Charleston

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