Opened in 1999, McColl Center contains nine individual artist studios, a large scale sculpture facility, many common-use areas, and more than 5,000 square feet of exhibition space.
The building housing McColl Center was originally a Presbyterian Church built in 1926. In 1950, the church's membership was dissolved and the building stood empty for many years. On November 14, 1984, fire gutted the interior, leaving only an empty shell. In 1995, Bank of America bought the property and renovated the structure.
The facility opened on September 16, 1999, as the Tryon Center for Visual Art.
The McColl Center is named after its primary patron, Hugh McColl, Jr., former CEO of Bank of America.