Efird's Department Store

Efird's Department Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Efird's Department Store in April, 2015
Location	1601 Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°00′24″N 81°02′10″W / 34.00667°N 81.03611°WCoordinates: 34°00′24″N 81°02′10″W / 34.00667°N 81.03611°W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1870, 1919
NRHP Reference #	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 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.