A.P. Williams Funeral Home

A.P. Williams Funeral Home
Location 1808 Washington St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°0′24″N 81°1′30″W / 34.00667°N 81.02500°W / 34.00667; -81.02500Coordinates: 34°0′24″N 81°1′30″W / 34.00667°N 81.02500°W / 34.00667; -81.02500
Area less than one acre
Built 1893 (1893)-1911
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS
NRHP Reference # 05001102[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 2005

A.P. Williams Funeral Home is a historic African-American funeral home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1893 and 1911 as a single-family residence, and is a two-story frame building with a hipped roof with gables and a columned porch. At that time, it was one of six funeral homes that served black customers. Archie Preston Williams, II was a leader in the city’s black community.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Lauren Ham (February 2005). "A.P. Williams Funeral Home" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "A. P. Williams Funeral Home, Richland County (1808 Washington St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.