G.W. Evans Archives - Anderson County

B.O. Evans House – 414 North McDuffie Street

City Directories and History: 1905 – B.O. Evans @ #432 Evans St., 1909 – EVANS BELTON O. (Claudia), B O Evans & Co, r 432 Evans; EVANS B.O. & CO (B.O., G.W. and Miss M.M. Evans, and Mrs. V.E. Hammond), clothing, shoes and men’s furnishings, 107 South Main; EVANS GEORGE W. (B.O. Evans & Co), prest and treas Evans Pharmacy, and v-prest Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co, r 414 North McDuffie, EVANS J. FURMAN (Frank & Evans), r 414 N McDuffie; EVANS MARGARET M. MISS (B O Evans & Co), r 414 N McDuffie, and Evans Sarah J., wid Eugene G., r 414 North McDuffie; Henry Beverly A. (Mary), v-prest Orr, Gray & Co and physician, 104 E Benson, r 414 South McDuffie, Joseph M. Evans, J. Furman Evans, Ms. Margaret M. Evans, (all at this address),

Also: EVANS GEORGE W., (Evans’ Pharmacy), (B.O. Evans & Co), prest and treas Anderson Telephone Co and Corona Mill, prest Fidelity B & L Assn, vice-prest Farmers’ L&TCo and Piedmont Elec Co, r 414 North McDuffie Street,

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Historic Sites #’s 8-12 on East Whitner Street

City Directories and History: 1905 – #109 East Whitner – Farmers and Merchants Bank, Farmers Loan and Trust Co., Anderson Mut. Fire and Life Insurance, Fidelity Building and Loan Association, J.B. Burriss (Fire Insurance), @#109.5 – Anderson City School Supt. Office, Dr. A. C. Strickland (Dentist), E.L. Wilson (Optician), J.V. Stribling (Civil Engineer) – (1909 – Stribling John V., civil and hydrographic engr 109.5 East Whitner,), J.C.C. Featherstone (Attorney), T.P. Dickson (Attorney), G.B. Green (Attorney) and The Standard Trust Co., Also #109: FARMERS LOAN & TRUST CO – J.R. Vandiver prest G.W. Evans v-prest and J. Boyce Burriss cashier #109 Depot (now Whitner Street),

1909 – Anderson Mutual Fire and Life Ins Co, J.R. Vandiver, prest and treas; H.H. Watkins, sec; 109 E Whitner – also; Farmers Loan & Trust Co, J.R. Vandiver, prest; G.W. Evans, v-prest; E.P. Vandiver, cashier; J.I. Brownlee, asst cashier; 109 E Whitner – also; Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank, J.R. Vandiver, prest; S.M. Orr, v-prest; E.P. Vandiver, cashier; J.I. Brownlee, asst cashier; 109 E Whitner,

The Anderson, S.C. Township Map – J.H. von Hasseln, c. 1897, Courtesy of the Library of Congress shows numerous lots along East Whitner Street beside the courthouse, associated with the following names:#’s Jackson & McKinney, McCully & Cathcart, B.O. Evans & Co, D.P. Sloan & Co., Farmers – Merchants Bank

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907 West Whitner Street – B.F. Whitner Home (Father of W.C. Whitner)

City Directories and History: The B. F. Whitner ‘s House….. and land encompassed a large section west of downtown. See attached enlargeable map this page.

Anderson City Map – 1889 showing the home of Maj. B.F. Whitner “Rose Hill” on West Whitner St., west of downtown Anderson, S.C.

The Herald reported on Oct. 18, 1899 – “Mr. W.C. Whitner and Co., of Anderson have moved their office to Rock Hill and now occupy a suite of rooms in the new Roddey Building. Mr. Frank C. Whitner is in charge of the office.”

The Rock Hill Record reported on April 4, 1907 – “Major B. F. Whitner, formerly of Anderson, is now living in Rock Hill with his son William and has sold his handsome home in Anderson. It was located in the western part of the city known as Rose Hill and included eight acres. The property has frontage on Whitner and Webb Streets. It was bought by J.M. and G.W. Evans.”

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R&R HISTORY LINK: W.C. Whitner, formerly of Anderson, engineers hydroelectric power dams on the Catawba River

R&R HISTORY LINK: Dr. Gill Wylie of NY and Chester, S.C. finances Whitner’s work….

R&R HISTORY LINK: W.C. Whitner Works for Dr. Gill Wylie and Lives in Rock Hill, S.C.

R&R HISTORY LINK: The Story of Mr. Whitner and Gill Wylie, M.D.

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