The campus of the Citadel Military College of South Carolina consists of a 300-acre (120 ha) space adjacent to Hampton Park in Charleston, South Carolina. It has been home to the Citadel Military College of South Carolina since 1922 when the school moved from its location on Marion Square, including the Old Citadel. Arranged with the primary buildings surrounding a central 10-acre (4 ha) parade ground, it consists of barracks for the Corps of Cadets, academic buildings, a mess hall, chapel, library, athletic and recreational facilities, support buildings, and housing for faculty and staff.
The campus is bounded on the west by the Ashley River, to the north by the Wagener Terrace neighborhood, to the east by Hampton Park and the Hampton Park Terrace neighborhood, and to the South by the Westside Neighborhood.
Just off the main campus are the football stadium, baseball stadium, and alumni center. Additionally, the school owns and operates a large house facility located near the north end of the Isle of Palms.[1]
The main library on The Citadel's campus. The third floor also contains The Citadel's Museum. Named for Charles E. Daniel, '18 and Robert Hugh Daniel, '29.
Duckett Hall
1970
Home of the Department of Biology. Named for Major General James W. Duckett, '32, former President of The Citadel.
Home of the ROTC Departments, Commandant's Department and armory. Named for Brigadier General Micah Jenkins, '54.
LeTellier Hall
1937
Home of the School of Engineering and the Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. Named for Louis LeTellier, former head of the Civil Engineering Department at The Citadel.
Thompson Hall
1938 (rebuilt in 2001)
Home of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Named for Hugh Smith Thompson, '56, 81st governor of South Carolina.
Home of the basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. Seats 6,000. Named for Colonel David S. McAlister, '24.
Seignious Hall
1982
Meeting rooms and locker rooms for the football team, weight room and sports medicine for all varsity teams. Named for Lieutenant General George M. Seignious, '42, former President of The Citadel.
Swain Boating Center
2021
Vandiver Hall
1991
Meeting rooms and locker rooms for all teams other than football. Named for Thomas C. "Nap" Vandiver, '29.
Cadet mess hall. Named for Colonel Asbury Coward, '54, former President of The Citadel.
Mary Bennett Murray Memorial Infirmary
1923
Walk on clinic used by the Corps of Cadets. It has been affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina since 2022. Named for Mrs. Mary B. Murray.
Each of The Citadel's five barracks is built around a central quadrangle of red and white checkerboard style squares. Rooms are arranged along the outer walls with a covered walkway known as the gallery separating rooms from the quadrangle. Of the original four barracks built between 1922 and 1942, only Stevens Barracks has not been demolished and completely rebuilt though it has seen significant renovation. Watts Barracks was constructed in 1996 on the site of the old mess hall. Watts Barracks housed First Battalion while Murray Barracks was under construction before Fourth Battalion occupied Watts Barracks. During the demolition and reconstruction of Padgett-Thomas Barracks from 2000 through 2004, The Regimental Band and Pipes was housed in a temporary structure built behind Stevens Barracks and across Lee Avenue from Watts Barracks. Second and Third Battalions occupied Stevens Barracks during the demolition and reconstruction of Padgett-Thomas Barracks and Law Barracks, respectively.[4]
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Law Barracks
1939 (rebuilt 2007)
Houses Third Battalion, composed of I, K, L and M companies. Named for Major General Evander M. Law.
Houses Regimental Staff and Second Battalion, composed of E, F, G, and H companies, and The Regimental Band and Pipes. Named for Col. John Graham Padgett and Col. John Pulaski Thomas, both longtime members of the Board of Visitors.
Houses Fifth Battalion, composed of Palmetto Battery, P, S, and V companies. Named for Major Peter Fayssoux Stevens, former Superintendent of The Citadel.
Watts Barracks
1996
Houses Fourth Battalion, composed of N, O, R, and T companies. Named for Lieutenant General Claudius E. Watts III, former President of The Citadel.
An event venue and short-term residence for visiting faculty, high-level donors, and VIPs. Located at 169 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC.
Holliday Alumni Center
2000
Named for John Monroe Johnson Holliday, '36.
Mark Clark Hall
1957
Student union, housing gift shop, canteen, Honor Court, Post Office, barber shop, meeting rooms, and an auditorium. Named for General Mark W. Clark, former President of The Citadel.
Quarters One
1954
Home to the President of The Citadel.
Robert R. McCormick Beach Club
1958 (rebuilt 1995)
Used for weddings and corporate events. Original structure destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, rebuilt 1995. Severely damaged in a fire on May 8, 2016. Named for Robert R. McCormick.
Bell tower and Carillon adjacent to Summerall Chapel in honor of Major Thomas D. Howie, the "Major of St. Lo" who was killed leading his battalion in the liberation of St. Lo, France during the Normandy Campaign in 1944.
HMS Seraph Monument
1963
A monument to HMS Seraph which carried future school President General Mark W. Clark to a secret rendezvous with Vichy French forces in North Africa in 1943. Only shore location in the United States authorized to fly the Royal Navy White Ensign.
