Daniel's Store, The Bee Hive, J C Martin General Merchandise, Martin Brothers General Merchandise

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Martin's Store

Street Address:

S side of Indian Mound Rd. approx. 1/2 mi. NW of its intersection w/ Ekom Beach Rd., Mt. Gallagher, SC (Laurens County)

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Site Number:

0264

Control Number:

U/59/0264

Date Surveyed:

October 30 2001

Construction Date:

circa 1850

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Stone Piers

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

aluminum

Porch Width:

full façade

Porch Shape:

hip

National Register Determination:

eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Foundation and chimney are stone. Small front double door with shutters. Six over six windows. Porch may be later addition. Front first floor has other, as does back.Complex includes Sites 0263 and 0265.

Alterations:

concrete between piers, and porch replaced with concrete slab.

Historical Information:

The store was built by James Wright Daniel who owned the house next door (Site 0265). Daniel went into business with several other investors, including James Cooper Martin. In 1878, Martin bought out the other investors, but died shortly after. His wife and son, Jerry Cooper Martin, took over operating the store. In the early twentieth century, Jerry Cooper's son John Harold Martin became the store's proprietor. His brother, James Yancy Martin, later joined the business. Martin's Store remained in business until 1997, and was possibly the longest continually-operating store in the state.

Source of Historical Information:

Fred and Kay Martin Payne, interview, 11 October 2001 and 25 and 26 March 2002; Julian Stevenson Bolick with Edna Riddle Foy, "A Laurens County Sketchbook," np: Mrs. Julian S. Bolick, 1973.

Quadrangle Name:

Ware Shoals East

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