Friday, October 24, 2014

October 24th The Corner Store and Office Frogmore, Beaufort County SC

The Corner Store and Office, also known as the McDonald Wilkins, and Company Store and Mark D. Batchelder Office, is a historic general store and office building located on Saint Helena Island near FrogmoreBeaufort County, South Carolina. It was built about 1877, and is a two-story, wood frame building with a gable roof. It features a two-story wraparound porch. The adjacent one-story office was built about 1905. The store sold provisions to the islanders, most of whom were African American, and became one of the major centers of commercial and social activity on St. Helena.  It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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