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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 and fully rebuilt 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.

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.

Origins and construction
By the early 1900s, The Citadel was outgrowing its location at what is now Marion Square, and the business center of the city of Charleston had established itself on one corner of the existing campus. As a result, the city of Charleston and the state of South Carolina agreed to move the college to a portion of Hampton Park along the Ashley River. The cornerstone was laid in late 1920 on the future Padgett-Thomas Barracks, which was to be the centerpiece of the new campus, then composed of just five buildings.

Originally designed with four floors, the ground floor dedicated to a series of support and activity spaces including a carpenter's shop, storage rooms for arms, munitions, and supplies, a barber shop, literary society, and various recreation and other spaces. The upper three floors held 207 cadet rooms, which could house up to 438 cadets. The tower contained a water tank, and while originally designed to stand 11 stories and 203 ft, it was built to 8 stories and 109 ft.