Efird's Department Store Explained

Efird's Department Store
Location:	1601 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.0067°N -81.0361°W
Built:	, 1919
Added:	October 9, 2012
Area:	Less than one acre
Refnum:	12000850^[1]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-10-19. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12. National Park Service.
2. Web site: Rebecca Bush. Efird's Department Store. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 2012 . 2014-01-07.
3. Web site: Efrid's Department Store, Richland County (1601 Main St., Columbia). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07.