Citadel Law Barracks

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

Ave. of Remembrance, Charleston, SC (Charleston County)

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Site Number:

2702

Control Number:

U/19/2702

Tax Number:

4600000004

Date Surveyed:

June 5 2003

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1939

Alteration Date:

1977

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Square

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

Roof Shape:

flat

Roof Materials:

not visible

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Central pavilion and side pavilions with castellations along parapet; oriel towers at central pavilion corners; corbelled, crenulated cornice; towers at corners; central 2-story window with hood mold above and corbelled crenulated balcony below; 10-light casement windows have 4-light fixed sash above and 4-light hopper below; segmental arched opening on each façade leads to central courtyard

Historical Information:

LeTellier Hall was constructed in 1937. It was named for Colonel Louis Shepherd LeTellier, who became acting president of The Citadel after General Charles P. Summerall retired in 1953. Colonel Letellier held the office of president until he was replaced by General Mark Clark. He was the longtime head of the Civil Engineering Department. In this building are located all the offices, classrooms, and laboratories of the Civil Engineering Department. The latest equipment and one of the largest hydraulic testing machines in the South have been installed in the laboratories. LeTellier Hall also has an excellent engineering library for supplementary study.

Source of Historical Information:

http://www.citadel.edu/r3/about/tour/b/law.shtml

Quadrangle Name:

Charleston

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