Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
126 North Acline Avenue
[J.S. McClam's Livery Stable]
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of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History
126 North Acline Avenue
Lake City Downtown
Historic District
Erected by South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 33° 52.43′ N, 79° 45.264′ W. Marker is in Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is on North Acline Avenue (State Road S-21-32) north of West Main Street (Business U.S. 378), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 North Acline Avenue, Lake City SC 29560, 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 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 128 North Acline Avenue (a few steps from this marker); Tim McElveen (within shouting distance of this marker); Palmetto State Bank Robbery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 115 West Main Street (about 300 feet away); 111 West Main Street (about 300 feet away); Huey Cooper 1873 - 1978 (about 400 feet away); 104 & 106 East Main Street (about 400 feet away); H.H. Singletary Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake City.
Also see . . . Nomination form for Lake City Downtown Historic District. This building is a contributing structure for the Lake City Downtown Historic District, and the nomination form was prepared by Thomas Kent Daniels, Lake City Revitalization, with assistance from South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Staff on December 5, 2002. The statement of historical significance for the district begins on page 5:
The Lake City Downtown Historic Districtis a collection of sixty-two commercial buildings in the downtown area of Lake City, South Carolina. The district is centered along Main Street with additional properties on Acline Avenue, which runs parallel to the CSX [old Atlantic Coast Line] Railroad tracks.
Forty-four of the sixty-two buildings in this district contribute to the character of the district, while eighteen buildings do not contribute to the district. The contributing properties, constructed between 1903 and 1951, represent the development of the downtown as the center of commerce in Lake City. The majority were constructed between 1910 and 1930.
The historic resources in this district are representative of commercial buildings constructed in smalltown downtowns in early twentieth-century South Carolina. They are one- or two-story brick buildings with first-story glass and metal storefronts, second-story double-hung sash windows, brick panels, and corbeled cornices. Many of them retain their original facades, including such elements as brick pilasters or cast-iron columns. Some 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-shingle awnings, or the brick infill of second-story windows. Though the cumulative effect of some alterations classify fifteen 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.
An architectural description for the building is on page 14:
31) 126 North Acline Avenue [J.S. McClam's Livery Stable], prior to 1913(Submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
A two-story brick building, the facade of which is framed with two flanking full-height capped pilasters, it historically featured five windows (now infilled either with concrete block or brick) with segmental arches and a large arched door with corbeled head or archivolt. A metal roll-up door has replaced the original door. The building features two corbeled stringcourse which intersect the large arched bay. Above the second corbeled stringcourse were four short segmental arched windows [now infilled with concrete block]. A third corbeled stringcourse defines the roofline and parapet which is also corbeled and capped. Originally this building was the home of J.S. McClam's Livery Stable; in 2002 this building is used for storage.
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.
