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Wilson Jumper of West Columbia took this picture of the Robert Mills House, located in Columbia, in July 2008.
According to the Historic Columbia Foundation, Robert Mills was the first Federal architect. He designed some of the nation's most prominent buildings, including the Washington Monument.
The Mills House reflects the architect's preference for the classical revival style, with a large porch dominating the front of the building. Similar to many of his other buildings, the Mills House is a brick structure with a symmetrical exterior and interior.
The mansion was sold to the Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, and the Presbyterian Theological Seminary began holding classes in 1831. In 1927, the seminary moved and the property gradually fell into disrepair.
A major grassroots movement saved the house from demolition in the early 1960s. After extensive restoration, it opened in 1967 as a historic house museum.
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