118 Oakland Avenue

City Directories and History: 1908 – Ira Moore and perhaps Mr. Walter M. Dunlap, Attorney and Notary, W. Ben Dunlap, Pres. of the Smith – Fewell Company, 1915 – RH PO Ledger: Margaret Lee,  1916 – RH PO Ledger: Mrs. A.L. Humphreys, 1917 – H.O. Sampson, 1918 – RH PO Ledger: Jennie Lee, 1920 – Arthur H. Blanton (Marsella), 1922/23 – C.A.B. Tice (@#114 Oakland Ave.) and J.M. Simrill at #118, 1936 – Mrs. Lenith Whisonant, 1946 – NA, 1963 – NA

R&R HISTORY LINK: Business of W. Ben Dunlap

The YV Enquirer reported on Sept. 5, 1894 – “Mr. W.B. Dunlap has rented the Bank’s home in Oakland.”

The Herald reported on Sept. 3, 1902 that a new law firm has been formed as Spencer and Dunlap.  C.R. Spencer and C.W.F. Spencer will welcome Walter M. Dunlap, the son of Major W.B. Dunlap. Mr. Dunlap will be in the Rock Hill office with C.W.F. Spencer. (This is at the Roddey Building also called the Equitable Building).

The Rock Hill Herald of Jan. 28, 1903 reported that Mr. Ben M. Fewell, who has been head of the Smith – Fewell Co., for several years has sold all his stock to Mr. W.B. Dunlap and his sons Ira B. Dunlap and Herbert M. Dunlap. These men have also bought the stock which was owned by R.T. Fewell, Ed Fewell and others.  Mr. W.B. Dunlap who has been Sec. – Treasurer of the Arcade Mill, has resigned that position.  Mr. Ben Fewell has been in business in Rock Hill for twenty five years, at first with Ivey and Fewell until it went out of existence in 1886, when he became an organizer of R.T. Fewell and Company. This firm went out of existence with the big fire on 1896.  In 1898 he was one of the incorporators of Smith – Fewell and Company and was with it until the recent sale.”

The RH Record of March 11, 1909 reported, “Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Dunlap have moved into the Buchanan House on Oakland Ave., Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Dunlap have moved into the house vacated by Ira, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson Moore have moved into the house vacated by Herbert Dunlap.”

The Herald reported on Jan 15, 1914 – “A.H. Blanton will shortly erect a $2,500. home on Oakland.”

The Herald contained an ad on March 19, 1914 for the Prudential Life Insurance Company, A.H. Blanton, District Manager.  The office was located over the Rock Hill Supply Company.

The Varsity Grill was at several locations on Oakland Avenue including this one prior to building at their current location next door. Note the Tice house is pictured in the background of the primary image at 114 Oakland Avenue.

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