Cherryville in Gaston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cherryville Drug Company
Est. 1911
Photographed by Mark Parker, February 7, 2025
1. Cherryville Drug Company Marker
National Register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 35° 22.738′ N, 81° 22.75′ W. Marker is in Cherryville, North Carolina, in Gaston County. It is on East Main Street (North Carolina Route 279) east of South Mountain Street ( Route 274), on the right when traveling east. The marker is attached to the brick at the far right post of the storefront. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 E Main St, Cherryville NC 28021, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper 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.
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More about this marker. Originally the Cherryville Drug Company, the building currently houses Incandescence Medical & Aesthetics. It is a contributing building to the Cherryville Historic District.
Regarding Cherryville Drug Company. Excerpts from the Cherryville Historic District Nomination Form:
John Flay Weathers erected this building to house Cherryville Drug Company, organized around 1907. He sold the business to brothers Harry Hampton Allen and J. T. Allen in January 1916. Harry, a 1913 graduate of the School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, assumedthe store's management. The building's north end was removed and a new facade erected in February 1917 that aligned with the north elevations of the neighboring buildings. This allowed the street to be widened approximately eight feet. In 1918, Harry's brother J. T. Allen joined him in operating the business, which offered a wide variety of merchandise including dry goods and appliances. The soda fountain catered to community members as well as travelers, particularly due to the fact that the store served as a Trailways bus stop. Harry married Modelle Alrich Davis on December 23, 1920, and the couple occupied a home at 209 North Jacob Street for many years. Their son Harry Jr. returned to Cherryville after his 1943 graduation from UNC-Chapel Hill's pharmacy school. Harry's brother William managed the Rexall Drug Store in Stanley for several years prior to 1955, when he became a partner at the family's Cherryville store. J. T. Allen remained active in the business until his death on January 7, 1957. William sold his interest in 1965, the year after Allen Drug Company incorporated. After H. H. Allen died on January 23, 1967, family members operated the drug store until its 1993 acquisition by Houser Drug Company.Photographed by Mark Parker, February 7, 20252. Cherryville Drug Company building. Marker is at the far right post.
Also see . . . Cherryville Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Heather Fearnbach, Fearnbach History Services, Inc., 2016 (Submitted on February 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
