Rasor and Clardy Company Building | |
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Location | 202 S. Main St., Mullins, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°12′13″N79°15′15″W / 34.20361°N 79.25417°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1914 |
Architectural style | Early Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 82001522 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
The Rasor and Clardy Company Building is a historic two-story, brick commercial building located in Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina. Now considered the most intact early-20th century commercial edifice remaining in Mullins, the structure, originally used as a jail, was converted into a mercantile in 1914.
The building features metalwork, stained glass, and glass tile; mosaic tiles at the entranceways; wooden coffered ceilings in the display windows; and pressed metal interior cornices and ceilings. [2] [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
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