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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)

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

Related places
Due West
Abbeville County