This Building Has History ™
Name: Old Rock Hill National Bank
Architect: Sadler and Kent of Rock Hill, S.C.
Builder: Unknown
Constructed:
The first known owner of this lot was William Hamilton, who was in possession of it as early as 1855. The next owners were Captain Robert M. Kerr and his partner Robert Patton, who owned a business called R.M. Kerr and Company. In 1863, John Ratterree purchased the lot, which is thought to have contained a frame house, likely a residence.
Ratterree quickly sold the property to Adam W. Taylor, who probably used it for rental income. In 1876, the Keesler family, who had rented the house in the 1860’s, purchased the land for $600. After the elder Keesler family members passed away in 1890, the house was sold again, this time to S.J. Kimball.
The Kimball’s lived in the old Keesler house until 1892, when Mr. Kimball built an attractive five-room cottage, surrounding it with lovely gardens and shade trees. From the 1890’s until the 1920’s, the home was known as “the Kimball place.” Over time, the lot ceased to be used for residential property. Throughout the last century, it has been Roddy Reid’s filling station and the headquarters of the Rock Hill National Bank. Until recently, the building was used by Bank of America, and in 2015 it became the site of South State Bank.
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