Kirkland, B. B., Seed and Distributing Company

National Register Listing

Street Address:

912 Lady St., Columbia, SC (Richland County)

Alternate Name:

Hinson Feed and Seed Company

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817740043

Description and Narrative:

(Hinson Feed and Seed Company) Tradition indicates that the Hinson Feed and Seed Store is located on the site of an early campground used by farmers when they brought their produce to the farmer’s market on Assembly Street. The campground was located on the site because of three natural springs in the area; one of these natural springs is still located in the basement. The building itself was constructed by B. B. Kirkland to serve the Kirkland Distributing Company, a firm which dealt in flour, grain and hay. It later housed a variety of businesses until 1966 when it became Hinson Feed and Seed Company, which also operated the Columbia Hatchery. Typical of the best commercial structures constructed in the warehouse and distributing area near Assembly Street, this building was built circa 1916. The brick structure has three stories built over a full basement. It features a flat roof, stringcourses that delineate the three floors, decorative marble and stone insets and arched windows on the first and third floors. Listed in the National Register March 2, 1979.

Period of Significance:

1916

Level of Significance:

State

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

March 2 1979

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