This Building Has History ™
Name: McHale’s of Rock Hill
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Capt. Robert M. Kerr (Owner)
Constructed: 1870s
In 1858, this lot was sold by A.T. Black, to Major Richard Austin Springs, for the price of $88.69. At the suggestion of his wife, Jane Bobo Springs, a cottage was built there to serve as a parsonage for recently organized Methodist Church of Rock Hill. The 1860 census shows that the house and lot were occupied by the Reverend Edmund Alexander Price and his family.
Sometime between 1866 and 1871, the property was sold to Captain Robert M. Kerr, a local manufacturer of carriages and buggies. This was followed by another sale in the 1870’s, to Captain A.E. Hutchinson. In 1881, the Herald reported the construction of a drugstore and a furniture store on the lots owned by Captain Hutchinson, stating, “When completed, the buildings will be large and handsome structures.”
The financial collapse of the late 19th century led to the site being sold again, this time to Major A.H. White and his sister, Miss Mary E. White, cousins of the previous owner. In 1942, it was the location of a drug store, owned by Dr. John B. Bowen. In recent decades, the building has been the home of two restaurants, For What It’s Worth, and currently McHale’s Irish Pub.
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