Richland County · Marker 40-16
Site of Blanding House
Corner of Marion & Blanding Sts., Columbia
Front inscription
In this square stood the home of Colonel Abram Blanding (1776-1839) for whom this street was named. He was first principal, Columbia Male Academy 1798, a noted lawyer and philanthropist, ably served the state on Board of Public Works 1819-28. Financed and built city's first water works, 1820.