Efird's Department Store, also known as Lourie's Department Store, is a historic department store building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built about 1870, and is a rectangular brick building renovated and expanded in 1919. This included the addition of a third story and the installation of a new brick façade and store entrances. Between 1919 and 1958, it housed the Columbia branch of the Charlotte, North Carolina based Efird's Department Store chain.[2][3] It currently houses a Mast General Store, which moved in on May 25, 2011.
Efird's Department Store | |
![]() Efird's Department Store in April, 2015 | |
Location | 1601 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°00′24″N 81°02′10″W / 34.00667°N 81.03611°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1870 | , 1919
NRHP reference No. | 12000850[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 9, 2012 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12. National Park Service. 2012-10-19.
- ^ Rebecca Bush (August 2012). "Efird's Department Store" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Efrid's Department Store, Richland County (1601 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.