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]
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| Location | 1325 Park St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°0′9″N 81°2′17″W / 34.00250°N 81.03806°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001334[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 2017 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.