Padgett-Thomas Barracks
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| Padgett-Thomas Barracks | |
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  Location within South Carolina | |
| Alternative names | PT Barracks, Second Battalion |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Spanish Moorish |
| Location | The Citadel, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°47′49″N 79°57′41″W / 32.7970°N 79.9614°W |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Height | |
| Height | 109 feet (33 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 1922: 102,696 sq ft (9,540.8 m2) 2004:112,335 sq ft (10,436.3 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Lockwood, Greene & Co. and Coolidge and Shattuck |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 265 |
Padgett-Thomas Barracks is the dominant building on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Constructed from 1920 to 1922 as the first building on The Citadel's new site but demolished and replaced from 2000 to 2004, the barracks serves as the living quarters for up to 560 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. The eight-story tower which distinguishes it from the other four, smaller, barracks on Campus of The Citadel is also styled as a brand mark of the military college.[1][2][3][4]
It is located on Jones Avenue, directly across Summerall Field from Summerall Chapel, between Murray Barracks and Law Barracks. Padgett-Thomas Barracks is home to the Second Battalion of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, composed of E, F, G, and H companies, as well as the Regimental Staff and The Regimental Band and Pipes.[1]
The barracks is named for Col. J. G. Padgett, Class of 1892 and a member of the Board of Visitors, and Col. John Pulaski Thomas, Class of 1893 and member of the Board of Visitors for nearly 35 years, including nearly 25 as its chair.[5]
The barracks is a rectangular shape, originally constructed of masonry with a stucco exterior. It surrounds a central quadrangle, with red and white checkerboard. Each cadet room opens onto a gallery facing the quadrangle. Rooms are approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m) with oak floors, and contain a sink and rifle rack. Like all of the barracks at The Citadel, each corner contains a spiral staircase, and unique to PT Barracks two additional staircases rise alongside the tower.[1]
