Champion and Pearson Funeral Home

The Champion and Pearson Funeral Home is a historic commercial building at 1325 Park Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Built in 1929, it is an architecturally eclectic landmark in an area that was traditionally a center of African-American economic activity in the city. It was built by the Pearson family to serve as a funeral parlor and residence for the family, during the height of the Jim Crow era. The property was used as a funeral home until 1966.[2]

Champion and Pearson Funeral Home
Location1325 Park St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′9″N 81°2′17″W
Built1929 (1929)
NRHP reference No.100001334[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 2017

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Historic Preservation News and Notes, August 23, 2017" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-06.


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