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Rock Hill Downtown Historic District consists of twelve contiguous buildings built between 1870 and 1931 in downtown Rock Hill in
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.Rock Hill Downtown Historic District, York County (Rock Hill)
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, accessed October 13, 2012
The twelve buildings are: *Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 144 Caldwell St. *First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 201 E. White St. *First Baptist Church, 215 E. Main St. *St. John's United Methodist Church, St. John's Court *Old Post Office Building, 325 Oakland Ave. * Post Office and Federal Building, 102 E. Main St. *Andrew Jackson Hotel, 223 E. Main St. *Citizens Bank Building, 157 E. Main St. *McFadden Building, 212 E. Main St. *Bass Furniture Company, 208-210 E. Main St. *Fink's Department Store 206 E. Main St. *Rock Hill Supply Company, 202 E. Main St.NRHP nomination
Paul M. Gettys, September 1990.
In 1931 the Old Post Office Building was moved about a block from its original site where the new Post Office now stands. The Old Post Office then served as a library, until 1974, and now serves as a private office building. It was built in 1906 and designed by
James Knox Taylor James Knox Taylor (October 11, 1857 – August 27, 1929) was Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1897 to 1912. His name is listed '' ex officio'' as supervising architect of hundreds of federal buildings ...
, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury.


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