W.T. Askins House

W.T. Askins House is a South Carolina historical marker in Lake City, Florence County, dedicated 2012.

Florence County · dedicated 2012 · 178 S. Acline Ave., Lake City, Lake City

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This Folk Victorian house, with pierced brackets and fretwork on its two-tiered porch, was built ca. 1895 for William Thomas Askins (1859-1932). Askins, a merchant and farmer, built and operated five stores here beginning in the 1890s, including the general store W.T. Askins and Sons. He and three sons also owned several tobacco and truck farms on the outskirts of Lake City. This house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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