Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

W.T. Askins House

Photographed by Jane Ruschky, May 29, 2017

1. W.T. Askins House Marker

Inscription.
This Folk Victorian house, with pierced brackets and fretwork on its two-tiered porch, was built ca. 1895 for William Thomas Askins (1859-1932). Askins, a merchant and farmer, built and operated five stores here beginning in the 1890s, including the general store W.T. Askins and Sons. He and three sons also owned several tobacco and truck farms on the outskirts of Lake City. This house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Erected 2013 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by Florence County. (Marker Number 21-33.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 33° 52.195′ N, 79° 45.343′ W. Marker is in Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is at the intersection of South Alcine Street and West Thomas Street, on the right when traveling south on South Alcine Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake City SC 29560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s

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Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lake City Tobacco Markets / Imperial Tobacco Company (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lake City Produce Markets / Lake City Bean Market (about 800 feet away); 102 East Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 139 & 141 E. Main St. (approx. 0.2 miles away); 137 East Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 133 East Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 115 & 117 E. Main St. (approx. 0.2 miles away); 111 East Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake City.

Photographed by Jane Ruschky, May 29, 2017

2. W.T. Askins House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2017, by Jane Ruschky of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2017, by Jane Ruschky of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.