Gaffney in Cherokee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gaffney Mfg. Company Store

616 North Limestone Street

— Gaffney Historic District —

Gaffney Mfg. Company Store Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 22, 2022

1. Gaffney Mfg. Company Store Marker

Inscription. Circa 1905, this building is listed on the 1910 map as a hardware store, being built by Gaffney Manufacturing and used as their company store. In 1913, Gaffney Furniture Co. moved into the establishment, showcasing furniture sales on the 1st floor and the upstairs embraced a full and complete line of funeral supplies, including up-to-date hearses and a casket delivery wagon. This included the Stable ("Carriage House") at the back of the property. This business was Cooper Furniture from 1926 to 1968.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 35° 4.613′ N, 81° 38.743′ W. Marker is in Gaffney, South Carolina, in Cherokee County. Marker is at the intersection of North Limestone Street (State Highway 150) and Wall Street, on the right when traveling north on North Limestone Street. Marker is mounted at eye-level at the southwest corner of the subject building, facing North Limestone Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 616 North Limestone Street, Gaffney SC 29340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Settlemyer Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown Building

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith's Pool Parlor (about 400 feet away); Chronicle Place (about 600 feet away); In Memoriam (about 700 feet away); Sinkoe Building (about 700 feet away); Star Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaffney.

Regarding Gaffney Mfg. Company Store. Contributing property, Gaffney Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #86000602.

From National Register nomination:
1905 brick commercial building.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Gaffney Commercial Historic District

Also see . . . Gaffney Commercial Historic District.

The district encompasses 41 contributing building in the central business district of Gaffney. Most of the buildings were built after 1900 and before 1930 and are primarily commercial buildings in vernacular commercial interpretations of the Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, Art Deco, and Neoclassical styles. All of the
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 22, 2022

2. Gaffney Mfg. Company Store Marker
(looking north along Limestone Street • storefront on right)
buildings are of brick construction and vary from one to four stories in height. The downtown area, which continues to be a center of Gaffney commerce, retains much of its early 20th century character.

(Submitted on November 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Gaffney Manufacturing Company Store (<i>west/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, April 22, 2022

3. Gaffney Manufacturing Company Store (west/front elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.