Alston House

Alston House (HM2JUB)

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N 34° 0.278', W 81° 1.406'

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This Greek Revival cottage, built ca. 1872, was the residence and business of Caroline Alston, a black businesswoman who lived and ran a dry goods store here as early as 1873. She purchased the house in 1888, becoming one of the few black business owners in Columbia during the period. Alston, known for her "esteem and confidence" of her black and white customers, sold the house in 1906. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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HM NumberHM2JUB
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByRichland County Conservation Commission
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Date Added Friday, August 23rd, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 497836 N 3762669
Decimal Degrees34.00463333, -81.02343333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 0.278', W 81° 1.406'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 0' 16.68" N, 81° 1' 24.36" W
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