The Rock Hill Herald reported on Aug. 2, 1888 – “Myron Sandifer has gone to Sumter to accept a position in the drugstore of Dr. J.F. DeLome.”
City Directories and History: 1907 – Dr. M.H. Sandifer, 1908 – D.W. Newell, 1917 – Mrs. E. H. Haile, 1922 – Mrs. J.E.W. Haile, 1946 – Mrs. Eva H. Haile, Thomas C. Jeffers, 1963 – NA, 1975 – NA
“…the corner of Confederate Avenue (or Academy Street) was a one-story cottage built by Mr. L. C. Harrison, who was a banker and served as an officer of the People’s National Bank at the time when the Bank was organized in 1906. In later years the house was owned and occupied by Dr. and Mrs. J. E. W. Haile, from Kershaw County, S.C. The Myron Sandifer family also lived in this house for a time. An interesting and familiar feature of this property was the granite hitching post that stood between the sidewalk and the street, in front of the Harrison/Haile house. This hitching post was probably the last of its kind in Rock Hill. Its presence on Main Street for so many years was a reminder of the horse-and-buggy days of old Rock Hill. (The Cobb House was also constructed on part of this lot.)” [Robbins – White History Tour]
The Herald of July 15, 1899 reported, “Construction of a new residence for Mr. L. C. Harrison on Main Street at a cost of $2,500.”
The Herald on April 17, 1901 reported – “Architect H.E. White has completed a six room cottage for Mr. L.C. Harrison to be built on part of the lot of R.R. Mills on Main Street.”
The Herald reported on June 12, 1901 – “That Mr. L.C. Harrison has let a contract to Holler and Clark for a six room cottage on East Main Street.” The Herald reported on Aug. 28, 1901, “that six to eight members of the carpenters Union in the employee of Holler and Clark, quit work Monday because of the employment of non-union men. Holler and Clark are both members of the Union. The men were working on the erection of the home of L.C. Harrison on Main Street.”
The Rock Hill Record reported on Jan 6, 1908 – “Dr. J.E.W. Haile and family have arrived and are now occupying their home on East Main Street. Dr. Haile has fitted up a nice suite of rooms in the White Building over Bryant’s and Blumberg’s stores, with an entrance from the staircase leading to Dr. Stokes office.” On Feb. 20th, 1908 an ad states he has moved to Standard Drug Company.
The beautiful home that once stood proudly on this corner was another razed for progress during a period in which preservation was not in vogue. The D.W. Newell family lived here at the turn of the century and may have constructed the home in circa 1905. Later Dr. and Mrs. J.E.W. Haile lived here.
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