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The South Carolina State House is the State Capitol building of the U.S. State of South Carolina . Housing the South Carolina General Assembly , it is located in the Capital City of Columbia near the corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets. Construction on the building began in 1851, however the original architect was dismissed for fraud and dereliction of duty and the structure dismantled due to defective materials. Work on the new structure was begun in 1855 and suspended in 1865 as Sherman 's Union Army swept through Columbia on 17 February, burning much of the city. The old State House and the interior of the incomplete new State House were burned. The building was not completed until 1907. Today, the copper-domed granite building wears six bronze stars to mark hits from Sherman's cannons. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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