Lake City in Florence County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
133 East Main Street
[L.T. Coward and Company]
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of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History
133 East Main Street
Lake City Downtown
Historic District
Erected by South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 33° 52.319′ N, 79° 45.215′ W. Marker is in Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is on East Main Street (Business U.S. 378) east of South Acline Street (South Carolina Road 21-264), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 E Main St, 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 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: 137 East Main Street (a few steps from this marker); 139 & 141 E. Main St. (a few steps from this marker); 130 East Main Street (a few steps from this marker); 124 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 115 & 117 E. Main St. (within shouting distance of this marker); 118 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake City
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Also see . . . Nomination Form. 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 District is 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 constructedin 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.Photographed by Devry Becker Jones, May 21, 20262. 133 East Main Street
An architectural description for the building is on page 10:
14) 133 East Main Street [L.T. Coward and Company], ca. 1913-1920(Submitted on May 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
A two-story brick building with a glass and metal storefront, a central inset entrance, and a separate left-sided entrance to the upstairs. Stucco has been applied to the entire storefront. Four tall segmental-arched windows (now infilled with plywood) are at the second level. Above these windows are two corbeled stringcourses, providing for a deep entablature and corbeled piers at each corner of the building's upper facade. The building features a corbeled and denticulated brick cornice which caps the building that once housed L.T. Coward and Company, a men's clothing store. In 2002 it houses King's Beauty Supply.
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.
