A.P. Williams Funeral Home

A.P. Williams Funeral Home
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1808 Washington St. Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°0′24″N81°1′30″W / 34.00667°N 81.02500°W / 34.00667; -81.02500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893 (1893)-1911
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS	Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS
NRHP reference No.	05001102 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 28, 2005

A.P. Williams Funeral Home is a historic African-American funeral home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1893 and 1911 as a single-family residence, and is a two-story frame building with a hipped roof with gables and a columned porch. At that time, it was one of six funeral homes that served black customers. Archie Preston Williams, II was a leader in the city's black community. ^{[2] [3]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Lauren Ham (February 2005). "A.P. Williams Funeral Home" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
3. "A. P. Williams Funeral Home, Richland County (1808 Washington St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 7, 2014.