U.S. Post Office and Courthouse / Citizen's Building

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse / Citizen's Building (HMAUL)

Location: Rock Hill, SC 29730 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.501', W 81° 1.555'

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U.S. Post Office and CourthouseThis building was described as "handsome in every respect" when it opened in 1932. It replaced a 1906 post office and housed a new district court and federal offices. It served as a post office until 1986 and provided offices and headquarters for several U.S. Congressmen, including Thomas S. Gettys 1965-75. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, it was renamed in honor of Gettys in 1997.

Citizen's BuildingThis six-story structure was Rock Hill's first highrise office building. Built in 1924-25, it opened in 1926 with Citizens Bank & Trust on the 1st floor. The bank closed in 1927. Rock Hill National Bank opened on the 1st floor in 1941 and remained here until 1976. WRHI Radio, one of S.C.'s earliest stations, signed-on with studios on the 2nd floor in 1944 and broadcast from here until 1977. Civil Defense used an observation deck on the roof during World War II.

Details

HM Number	HMAUL
Series	This marker is part of the Postal Mail and Philately series
Tags	Industry and Commerce, Buildings, People, World War 2
Marker Number	46-42
Year Placed	2007
Placed By	Culture & Heritage Museums of York County and The City of Rock Hill
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 11:22pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17S E 497632 N 3864728
Decimal Degrees	34.92501667, -81.02591667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 34° 55.501', W 81° 1.555'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	34° 55' 30.06" N, 81° 1' 33.30" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	803
Closest Postal Address	At or near 100-198 Caldwell St, Rock Hill SC 29730, US
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