When was tillman hall built

In , the school became co-ed and its name was shortened to Winthrop College. It became a university in Tillman Hall was built between The three-story building it also has a basement and attic forms a "T" shape and features a square bell and clock tower, and double-arched vestibule at the main entrance, and several arched windows on the third floor. Over the years, Tillman Hall has housed classrooms, an art gallery, a swimming pool, the library, offices, and a museum.

Benjamin Tillman served as governor from and then as U. Senator from to He was born on his family's large plantation in northwestern South Carolina, a region known as the Upcountry. The family was wealthy and owned dozens of slaves.

As an adult, Tillman was staunchly against African Americans acquiring civil rights. He was a leader of a paramilitary organization called the Red Shirts that operated in the late 19th century. The Red Shirts used violence and intimidation to support the Democratic party, which supported white supremacist policies, and to oppose all efforts to grant civil and voting rights to African Americans.

The most notorious incident Tillman was involved in was the "Hamburg Riot" massacre in , during which he and other white men murdered six African Americans.

The purpose of the incident was to intimidate African Americans from voting in that year's governor's race the Democratic candidate won, marking the end of the Reconstruction era in the state. While in office as governor and senator, Tillman often encouraged violence African Americans, perhaps most notably in an speech in which he declared "I would lead a lynching. According to state law, two-thirds of the state legislature must approve of any removal of flags or memorials to historic individuals or events on any public property.

In front of the building is a statue of Thomas Green Clemson. The building itself was completed in and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original wooden 4X4 cradle which held the first bell was inscribed with names of visitors to the tower over the years - probably mostly unauthorized! This page was last edited on 25 August , at Clemson University. Originally known as the Main Building, this three-story brick structure was intended to be the centerpiece of the college.

Its brick clock tower rises above the tree line, making it the most prominent of the original campus buildings. Originally known as the Main Building, this three-story brick structure was intended to be the centerpiece of the college located at the top of a hill near the home of John C.

Calhoun, whose plantation was given to the state by his son-in-law, Thomas G. The building was designed by the architects Alexander C.