Afro-American Insurance Company Building Explained

Afro-American Insurance Company Building
Location:558 S. Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.9219°N -81.0358°W
Architect:Smith, William W.
Architecture:Chicago, The Commercial Style
Added:June 10, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:92000651

Afro-American Insurance Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built about 1909, and is a two-story, brick commercial building. The façade has a tan brick veneer, while the sides and rear are in red brick. It is an important surviving example of a commercial building related to the African-American community of the early-20th century.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul M. Gettys . Afro-American Insurance Company Building. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. September 1990 . pdf. 2014-07-01.
  2. Web site: Afro-American Insurance Company Building, York County (558 S. Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill) . National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2014-07-01.