Efird's Department Store

Efird's Department Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Efird's Department Store in April, 2015
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Location	1601 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°00′24″N81°02′10″W / 34.00667°N 81.03611°W / 34.00667; -81.03611
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1870 (1870), 1919
NRHP reference No.	12000850 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 9, 2012

Efird's Department Store, also known as Lourie's Department Store, is a historic department store building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built about 1870, and is a rectangular brick building renovated and expanded in 1919. This included the addition of a third story and the installation of a new brick façade and store entrances. Between 1919 and 1958, it housed the Columbia branch of the Charlotte, North Carolina based Efird's Department Store chain. ^{[2] [3]} It currently houses a Mast General Store, which moved in on May 25, 2011.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12. National Park Service. October 19, 2012.
2. Rebecca Bush (August 2012). "Efird's Department Store" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
3. "Efrid's Department Store, Richland County (1601 Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 7, 2014.