Plaxco's Drug Store; McDills' Hardware; The Family Store

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Plaxco's Drug Store; McDills' Hardware; The Family Store

Street Address:

West Main Street (SC 184), Due West, SC (Abbeville County)

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Date Surveyed:

August 14 1980

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1908

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Number of Stories:

1

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Signficant Architectural Features:

1-story brick commercial building row, stepped parapet, decorative brick cornice, frieze, recessed diamond-shaped brick detail; entrances to 4 stores are double centered doors recessed between display windows, entrances are topped by panels of heavy textured glass; rear of building features projecting ell on store D.

Alterations:

A) has new textured glass panels, metal awning; B) has covering over glass panel; C) has metal awning; D) has new display windows; side of building A) has 2 bricked up windows.

Historical Information:

A) Drugstore; J. H. Bell & Son; B) originally Brownlee Grocery D) originally Edwards' Dry Goods

Survey:

Due West - City 1980-1981

Archives Location:

Box 10, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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