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

105 East Liberty Street

York Historic District

— Significant Site Yorkville Historical Society —

105 East Liberty Street Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

1. 105 East Liberty Street Marker

Inscription.
The National Register of Historic Places
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
105 East Liberty Street
York Historic District (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 34° 59.586′ N, 81° 14.374′ W. Marker is in York, South Carolina, in York County. It is at the intersection of East Liberty Street (South Carolina Route 161) and Garner Street, on the right when traveling west on East Liberty Street. The marker is under the porch to the right of the front. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 E Liberty 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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: Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); 110 East Liberty Street (within shouting distance of this marker); York Purple Heart Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); York County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); York County Gold Star Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 203 East Liberty Street (about 300 feet away); Trinity M. E. Church, South

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(about 300 feet away); Town of Yorkville / Town of York (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.

More about this marker. The house is a contributing building to the York Historic District

Regarding 105 East Liberty Street. Excerpt from the York Historic District Nomination Form:

Built in 1899 by Col. W. W. Lewis, a prominent lawyer, this two and one-half story clapboard residence under hip roof features one-story porch with Ionic columns, balcony, and beaded clapboard undersiding.

Also see . . .
1. York Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Julie Burr, Historic Preservation Division, South Carolina Department of Archives and History 1979 (Submitted on February 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

2. York Historic District. South Carolina Department of Archives and History

The York Historic District consists of approximately 180 contributing properties located in the significant downtown commercial and residential areas of the town of York. Although there are numerous structures from the early settlement of the town, the majority were constructed
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

2. 105 East Liberty Street Marker with Yorkville Historical Society marker
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Established as the county seat, York has continuously served as a political center for York County.

(Submitted on February 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

3. Christmas in Olde York Sites 2019. From the Yorkville Historical Society, this house was a part of a Tour of Homes in 2019. Information about this home is near the bottom.

Colonel W. W. Lewis, who was a lawyer, built this house. His wife, Frances, rented to boarders after her husband’s death and often played the piano for her boarders. In the 1930s and 1940s the Barnett Brothers Circus winter quarters were one block away, down today’s Trinity Street. York’s Willie Hall wrote that he boarded here during that period and often heard lions roar during the night. In 1991 R. M. Inman II bought the house from the Lewises’ daughter Frances. She had continued to live in the house and died at the age of 96 in 1993

(Submitted on March 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

105 East Liberty Street Marker at front entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

3. 105 East Liberty Street Marker at front entrance

105 East Liberty Street home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 1, 2024

4. 105 East Liberty Street home

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.