Champion and Pearson Funeral Home | |
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Location | 1325 Park St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°0′9″N 81°2′17″W / 34.00250°N 81.03806°W |
Built | 1929 |
NRHP reference No. | 100001334 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 17, 2017 |
The Champion and Pearson Funeral Home is a historic commercial building at 1325 Park Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Built in 1929, it is an architecturally eclectic landmark in an area that was traditionally a center of African-American economic activity in the city. It was built by the Pearson family to serve as a funeral parlor and residence for the family, during the height of the Jim Crow era. The property was used as a funeral home until 1966. [2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1]
Champion and Pearson Funeral Home | |
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Location | 1325 Park St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°0′9″N 81°2′17″W / 34.00250°N 81.03806°W |
Built | 1929 |
NRHP reference No. | 100001334 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 17, 2017 |
The Champion and Pearson Funeral Home is a historic commercial building at 1325 Park Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Built in 1929, it is an architecturally eclectic landmark in an area that was traditionally a center of African-American economic activity in the city. It was built by the Pearson family to serve as a funeral parlor and residence for the family, during the height of the Jim Crow era. The property was used as a funeral home until 1966. [2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1]