Afro-American Insurance Company Building

Afro-American Insurance Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built about 1909, and is a two-story, brick commercial building. The façade has a tan brick veneer, while the sides and rear are in red brick. It is an important surviving example of a commercial building related to the African-American community of the early-20th century.[2][3]

Afro-American Insurance Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Afro-American Insurance Company Building, March 2012
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Location	558 S. Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°55′19″N 81°2′9″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909 (1909)
Architect	Smith, William W.
Architectural style	Chicago, The Commercial Style
MPS	Rock Hill MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000651[1]
Added to NRHP	June 10, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Paul M. Gettys (September 1990). "Afro-American Insurance Company Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
3. "Afro-American Insurance Company Building, York County (558 S. Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.