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Bennettsville in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

D.D. McColl House

1826

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D.D. McColl House

1884

 
 
D.D. McColl House1826 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
1. D.D. McColl House1826 Marker
Inscription.
D. D. McColl House 1826
This house, built in 1826 on Darlington St. (now Main St.), was first owned by H.H. Covington. It was sold in 1871 to Duncan Donald McColl (1842 1911), prominent Marlboro County lawyer and businessman; the McColls lived in this house until 1884. Later moved to S. Liberty St., then McColl St., and finally to its present location by Hugh L. McColl, Jr., the house was donated to the county by McColl in 1991.

D. D. McColl House 1884
This Queen Anne house, built in 1884 for D.D. McColl, features local brick made from yellow clay and stained to simulate red brick. McColl organized the S.C. & Pacific Railway in 1884, served as its first president, and brought the railroad to Bennettsville and nearby areas. He also helped organize the Bank of Marlboro in 1886 and the Bennettsville Cotton Mill in 1897, and the town of McColl was named after him.
 
Erected 1998 by Pee Dee Committee of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina. (Marker Number 35-32.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
 
Location. 34° 36.928′ N, 79° 41.207′ W. Marker is in Bennettsville, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is on W. Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 West Main St, Bennettsville SC 29512, 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
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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: St. Michael’s Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); “The Gulf” (about 700 feet away); Marlborough County Court House (about 800 feet away); Workers Enterprise Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bennettsville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bennettsville Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); General John McQueen (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bennettsville.
 
Also see . . .  Bennettsville Historic District National Register of Historic Place Nomination Form. The D. D. McColl House is included in the Bennettsville Historic District. (Submitted on November 21, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.) 
 
D.D. McColl House 1884 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
2. D.D. McColl House 1884 Marker
D.D. McColl House1826 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
3. D.D. McColl House1826
The 1884 House is beside this house and is home to the Bennettsville Visitors Center and Chamber of Commerce.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,081 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 25, 2026