323 East Main Street – Fewell House Site

R&R HISTORY LINK: #331 East Main Street

The Rock Hill Herald reported on May 26, 1887 – “Ms. Bessie Caldwell recently from the Academy of Design in NY City, will open a class on art and will teach painting in oils, watercolors and crayon drawing.  Please call for her at the residence of Mr. B.M. Fewell.”

The Herald reported on Oct. 6, 1887 – “Your editor has seen a crayon drawn portrait of Mr. B.F. Fewell, executed by his wife.  The portrait shows the skill of the artist to a great degree.”

City Directories and History:  1922 – Ben. M. Fewell (Anna),  1946 – Hon. Erwin Carothers, 1963 – Eva F. Carothers, 1975 – Eva F. Carothers

The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Sept. 26, 1888 – “Mr. B.M. Fewell has purchased a lot on Main Street adjoining the Pres. Parsonage and will erect a handsome residence.” Later on Oct. 24, 1888- “Mr. B.M. Fewell is building a handsome residence on Main Street.” Later on Sept. 28th the paper also reported – “Mr. B.M. Fewell and Mr. T.O. Flowers have bought lots on Main Street from Major A.H. White. They both will build houses.”

The Herald reported on April 25, 1889 – “That Mr. B. M. Fewell is erecting an eight room dwelling on Main Street adjoining the Pres. Parsonage.  Mr. W. A. Sing of Charlotte has the contract.”

The original home standing on the corner of East Main and Elizabeth Lane was that of B.M. Fewell of Rock Hill. According to local historian Wm. B. White, Jr. the home was constructed in circa 1889.  “Going east from the manse, we come to the residence of Mr. and Mrs.

The historic Fewell home sat on this corner across from what is in 2015, Fountain Park.

Ben M. Fewell, built 1889. Next to the Fewells lived the T. O. Flowers family. Their frame house, built in 1889, was greatly enlarged and beautified about 1909. Mr. Julian Starr added large Corinthian columns to the portico.”  [Robbins – White Tour History]

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 Fewells had an account with the McElwee Store on Main Street which listed this as their address in 1915-16.

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