Efird's Department Store

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.

Efird's Department Store
Efird's Department Store in April, 2015
Location1601 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°00′24″N 81°02′10″W
AreaLess than one acre
Built1870 (1870), 1919
NRHP reference No.12000850[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 2012

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

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12. National Park Service. 2012-10-19.
  2. Rebecca Bush (August 2012). "Efird's Department Store" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  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 2014-01-07.


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