Allen University

The Chappelle Administration Building, on the campus of Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, was designed by John Anderson Lankford, known as the "dean of black architects." The building name has been spelled Chapelle Administration Building in HABS and NPS reports. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, cited as one Lankford's most important works.In addition to its National Register of Historic Places status, the Administration Building falls within the boundaries of Waverly Protection Area, a Preservation District within the City of Columbia Urban Design and Historic Preservation District system. This Preservation District is an expansion of Waverly Historic District.

Carver Theatre is a historic African American movie theater in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1941, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick commercial building. It has a flat roof and a vertical marquee. It operated as a movie theater until 1971.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, also known as “Good Sam” Hospital and Waverly Hospital, is a historic hospital for African-American patients located in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1952, and is a two-story, brick building in the Moderne style. The hospital housed a pharmacy, laboratory, X-ray room, staff dining room, two operating rooms, and 50 beds to service the local community. The hospital closed in August 1973.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. In addition to its National Register of Historic Places status, the Hospital falls within the boundaries of Waverly Protection Area, a Preservation District within the City of Columbia Urban Design and Historic Preservation District system, as well as Waverly Historic District.

The Dr. Cyril O. Spann Medical Office, located in Columbia, South Carolina, served African-American patients during de jure and de facto racial segregation in the United States. Built in 1963, it was added to United States National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 2019.

Benedict College is a private historically black college in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1870 by northern Baptists, it was originally a teachers' college. It has since expanded to offer majors in many disciplines across the liberal arts. The campus includes buildings in the Benedict College Historic District, a historic area listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Benedict College was founded in 1870 on land of a former 110-acre (45 ha) plantation in Columbia, South Carolina. Representing the American Baptist Home Mission Society, Bathsheba A. Benedict of Pawtucket, Rhode Island had provided the $13,000.00 to purchase the property. This was one of numerous educational institutions founded in the South for formerly enslaved people by northern religious mission societies, as education was seen as key to the future for African Americans.

Woodrow Memorial Presbyterian Church (also known as Bishop's Memorial A.M.E. Church) is a historic church in Columbia, South Carolina.It was built in 1885 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In addition to its National Register of Historic Places status, Woodrow Memorial falls within the boundaries of Waverly Protection Area, a Preservation District within the City of Columbia Urban Design and Historic Preservation District system, as well as in Waverly Historic District.

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.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It was added to the National Park Service African American Civil Rights Network in February 2021.Waverly Historic District is also recognized by the City of Columbia as a Preservation District known as Waverly Protection Area, bounded by Gervais Street, Harden Street, Taylor Street and Millwood Avenue. In addition to Waverly Historic District itself, the following sites within the Waverly Protection Area are listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places: Good Samaritan Waverly Hospital, Dr. Cyril O. Spann Medical Office, Allen University Historic District, Chappelle Administration Building, Ruth's Beauty Parlor (which was housed in a circa 1910 Sears house, model No. 118, ordered by Ruth's father, Nathanial H. Collins), and Woodrow Memorial Presbyterian Church . Historical markers in the Waverly Protection Area conferred by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History include: Allen University, Dr. Cyril O. Spann Medical Office, Visanska Starks House, Good Samaritan Waverly Hospital, First Calvary Baptist Church, Waverly, Matthew J. Perry House, Heidt-Russell House/Edwin R. Russell (one of the African-American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project) , James M. Hinton House, Waverly Five and Dime/George Elmore and Elmore v. Rice (a ruling by federal judge Julius Waties Waring).

Fair-Rutherford and Rutherford Houses, refers to a set of two historic homes located at Columbia, South Carolina. The Fair-Rutherford House was built about 1850, and underwent three alterations during the following century (c. 1879, c. 1905, and c. 1950). It was demolished in 2004. The two-story Rutherford House was built in 1924–25. They are associated with they prominent African American Rutherford family of Columbia. The Rutherford House presently serves as an office for Palmetto Dental Services. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Harden Street Substation, also known as Harden Street Fire Station, is a historic fire station located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1953, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a flat roof constructed in the Moderne style. It was built by the city of Columbia to house African-American firemen under white officers and maintain institutional segregation.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

A.P. Williams Funeral Home is a historic African-American funeral home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1893 and 1911 as a single-family residence, and is a two-story frame building with a hipped roof with gables and a columned porch. At that time, it was one of six funeral homes that served black customers. Archie Preston Williams, II was a leader in the city's black community.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Preston C. Lorick House, also known as the Lorick-Baker House, is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built before 1840, and remodeled in the late 1800s in the Late Victorian style. It is a two-story, frame dwelling, with a wraparound portico. The house features decorative brackets under all eaves and gingerbread woodwork. It was the home of Governor John Lawrence Manning during his term of office from 1852 to 1854.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Alston House (also known as McDuffie's Antiques) is a historic house located in Columbia, South Carolina.