Scheper, F.W., Store

National Register Listing

Street Address:

918 8th Street, Port Royal, SC (Beaufort County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817707065

Description and Narrative:

Located in the heart of the commercial district of Port Royal, the store served the community of Port Royal from its construction by German immigrant F.W. Scheper in 1885 until the store closed for business in 1950. The store is one of the last remaining nineteenth century commercial buildings in Port Royal and is a vivid reminder of the town’s early history and brief period of economic prosperity in the 1870s through the 1890s. A ship chandler, Scheper was a wholesale and retail grocer and a dealer in hay and grain. The store was located within short distance of the railroad terminus which was the debarkation point for the marines who arrived in Port Royal for transport to the growing naval and marine base on Parris Island. The store is a large two-story frame commercial building that is the focal point of historic downtown Port Royal. The largest historic commercial building remaining in the town, the store retains a good degree of physical integrity. A one-story addition at the southeast corner of the building was constructed between 1905 and 1912; it served as the Port Royal post office. Listed in the National Register June 22, 2004.

Period of Significance:

1885 – 1950

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Commerce

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

June 22 2004

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