McMaster School
The McMaster School, built in 1911, is an historic building located at 1106 Pickens Street on the corner of Senate Street in Columbia, South Carolina. It was designed by noted Columbia architect William Augustus Edwards of the firm of Edwards and Walter. It was named for Col. F. W. McMaster, the first chairman of the local school board and was used as a grammar school until 1956.
In 1960 it was purchased by the University of South Carolina and renamed McMaster College. It was first used by the Music and Art departments, with the music department staying until 1994. It has been used since then by USC's Art and Media Arts departments except for a brief period when it was the ROTC building.
On July 25, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
