Dillon in Dillon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
106 North MacArthur Avenue
| | Dillon Downtown Historic District | |
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones, May 21, 2026
1. 106 North MacArthur Avenue Marker
of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History
106 North MacArthur Avenue
Dillon Downtown
Historic District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
Location. 34° 25.047′ N, 79° 22.311′ W. Marker is in Dillon, South Carolina, in Dillon County. It is on North Macarthur Avenue north of East Main Street (South Carolina Route 34), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 N MacArthur Ave, Dillon SC 29536, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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 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: 112 North MacArthur Avenue (a few steps from this marker); Anderson Brothers Bank (a few steps from this marker); Dillon Theatre (a few steps from this marker); Mayors of Dillon (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Dillon / Florence Railroad Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Duncan McLaurin (within shouting distance of this marker); Dillon County / Dillon County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); James W. Dillon (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillon.
Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for the Downtown Dillon Historic District
this page online
This form was prepared by Maggie Riales, Revitalization Coordinator for the City of Dillon on December 5, 2002 with assistance from the SHPO Staff of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The statement of significance for the historic district begins on page 5:
The Dillon Downtown Historic District is a collection of seventy-five commercial buildings in the downtown area of Dillon, South Carolina, a small railroad-centered town in the agriculturally based Pee Dee region in the state. The district is centered along the town's Main Street and the east and west sides of the railroad corridor, along MacArthur Avenue, Railroad Avenue and West Harrison Street.
Sixty buildings contribute to the character of the historic district... The contributing properties represent the development of the downtown as a center of commerce in Dillon and the county seat of the newly-formed Dillon County in 1910. The properties were constructed between ca. 1903 and 1948 with the majority constructed between 1903 and 1946.
The historic resources in this district are representative of commercial, institutional and governmental architecture in many small towns in rural South Carolina, especially in county seat towns that developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The commercial area features either one- or two-story brickbuildings with first-story glass and metal storefronts, second-story double-hung sash windows, brick panels and corbeled cornices. Many of them retain their original storefront openings and forms, though not their original materials, but storefronts do not determine the contributing or noncontributing status of buildings in the district. Most buildings retain the original elements of the upper portion above the first-story storefront, whether one- or two-story buildings. Several buildings have had their facades altered by the addition of metal or wood/composition-shingle awnings, or the infill of second-story windows. Though the cumulative effect of some alterations classify fourteen buildings as non-contributing, in most instances such alterations do not impair either the individual buildings' architectural integrity or the historic district's ability to convey its character from the period of significance.
106 North MacArthur Avenue, twinned with 104 North MacArthur Avenue, is described on page 17:
41. 104-106 North MacArthur Avenue (1908): One-story brick construction, running bond. Two slight rectangular parapet projections of masonry vertical header rows in upper facade that may have framed signage at one time. Recessed storefront signage area with header dentils. Lower facade has wood and glass replacement multi-paned door with flanking wood and glass display cases. Canvas awnings continuous across facades of #104 & 106. Built in 1908 by G. H. Bell as a jewelry store, the family continues today in the same business in the same location. The building has been divided into two shops with two separate owners.(Submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
