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The W.L. Hill Store, built in 1913, is an historic three story
department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic app ...
located on York Street in the town of
Sharon Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...
,
York County, South Carolina York County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 282,090, making it the seventh most populous county in the state. Its county seat is the cit ...
. It is by far the largest building in town. Designed in the
commercial style Chicago's architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School. Much of its early work is also known as Commercial Style. In the history of architecture, the first Chicago School was a school of architec ...
, by locally prominent architect Julian Starr, its size and grandeur was meant to mimic larger stores in major cities. On January 20, 1995, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
. It is located in the
Hill Complex Historic District Hill Complex Historic District is a national historic district located at Sharon, York County, South Carolina. It encompasses four contributing buildings in Sharon. The buildings are commercial, industrial, and residential buildings built by W ...
.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, South Carolina __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, South Carolina. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in York County, Sou ...


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Olde English District tourism information website


Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Commercial buildings completed in 1913 Buildings and structures in York County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in York County, South Carolina 1913 establishments in South Carolina Historic district contributing properties in South Carolina Chicago school architecture in the United States {{YorkCountySC-NRHP-stub