York in York County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wright Funeral Home

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

1. Wright Funeral Home Marker

Inscription. (front)
Isaac "Bub" Wright Jr. was a master craftsman who began making caskets in the early 1900s. In 1914 he began the Wright Funeral Home at this location. The two-story building here served as a funeral parlor and chapel, with an embalming room in the rear. Later, a pressing club (dry cleaners) also operated at the rear of the building. The second floor served as a casket making shop. Isaac Wright died in 1918, but his widow, Fannie C. Wright, continued to operate the business. (Continued on other side) (back)
(Continued on other side) Wright Funeral Home was among the earliest black-owned businesses in York and remains family-owned after 100 years. It played an important role serving the African American community during the era of racial segregation. The Wright family also operated a grocery store, which was replaced by a modern brick funeral home in 1985. In 1998, the original funeral home building was repurposed as the Alice Wright Smith Historical Museum.

Erected 2018 by Yorkville Historical Society. (Marker Number 46-66.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans

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• Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 34° 59.476′ N, 81° 14.11′ W. Marker is in York, South Carolina, in York County. It is on Hunter Street north of East Liberty Street (South Carolina Route 161), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Hunter St, York SC 29745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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: 234 East Liberty Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 230 East Liberty Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); York County Confederate Monument

Wright Funeral Home Marker (reverse side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

2. Wright Funeral Home Marker (reverse side)

(about 400 feet away); 219 East Liberty Street (about 700 feet away); 217 East Liberty Street (about 700 feet away); 216 East Liberty Street (about 800 feet away); 213 East Liberty Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 203 East Liberty Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.

Wright Funeral Home Marker and the original site of Wright's Funeral Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

3. Wright Funeral Home Marker and the original site of Wright's Funeral Home

Wright Funeral Home Marker. Current Wright Funeral home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

4. Wright Funeral Home Marker. Current Wright Funeral home

Wright Funeral Home just south of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

5. Wright Funeral Home just south of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.