This Building Has History ™
Name: Old Central Newsstand
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Constructed: 1950s
Originally located on this lot was the Ferguson Barber home, followed by a frame store. In an auction reported by the Herald in 1919, the lot was sold by the People’s Trust Company along with three other lots, described as the Barber corner. The corner lot was purchased by B.J. White, and to total proceeds for the sale was $53,903.
By 1925, the property was owned by C.L. Cobb, and housed a filling station, known as Victory Station. The Herald reported a change of management by the Standard Oil Company in 1925, when Rogers Black was put in charge. Under Black, the old Victory Station was demolished, and a new service station was built. In 1932, it was reported that the property had been leased from the Marshall Oil Company by A. Bynum Poe, and that it would continue to operate under the name Victory Service Station.
In the 1980’s, this lot was the location of a newsstand. Throughout the years, this corner was a popular site to gather and watch Rock Hill’s Christmas parades. In 2015 the Newsstand – Books and Records store, opened for business on this site.
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