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Efird's Department Store

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Efirds Department Store building, Columbia, SC 4
Efirds Department Store building, Columbia, SC 4

Efird's Department Store, also known as Lourie's Department Store, is a historic department store building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built about 1870, and is a rectangular brick building renovated and expanded in 1919. This included the addition of a third story and the installation of a new brick façade and store entrances. Between 1919 and 1958, it housed the Columbia branch of the Charlotte, North Carolina based Efird's Department Store chain. It currently houses a Mast General Store, which moved in on May 25, 2011. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

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Efird's Department Store
Main Street, Columbia Main Street District

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Efird's Department Store

Main Street 1601
29220 Columbia, Main Street District
South Carolina, United States
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