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Posted: May 11, 2021
424 King Street. There’s no history of this building in HCF’s Archives. What is known is that Slotchiver & Sons occupied the site for many years and closed in 1964, and that a fire destroyed the building in 1996. The site is a parking lot now. (“Going Out of Business” advertisement, Evening Post, Nov. 9, 1964; “Deep Freeze Cold Grips Dixie; Fire Destroys Three Buildings,” News & Courier, Jan. 31, 1966.) Click here to see the unaltered photograph and a Going Out of Business advertisement.
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12 George Street. There’s no history on this house in HCF’s Archives. What is known is that it was built at the turn of the 20th century and was demolished…
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1 Reid Street: Known as the John F. Riley House (also known as 601 East Bay Street), this house was believed to be 147 years old in 1961. When the…
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238-242 King Street (Hotel Calhoun) was located on the east side of King Street near Market Street. Constructed shortly after the 1838 fire, 238-242 King was the largest group of…
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