Additional information and history:  The history of this section of East Main includes the area of Lot 9 and 30‘ of Lot 10 South. The January 21, 1859 issue of the Indian-Land Chronicle tells us that Dr. Robert C. Hanna, one of Rock Hill‘s first physicians, purchased Lot 9 South from A. T. Black on January 15, 1859. On February 25, 1860, Doctor Hanna sold the lot to Thomas E. Roddey, brother of Captain W. L. Roddey, for $400 ($269.44 paid on a note of Hanna held by Black and $130., accredited to Hanna‘s account with D. C. Roddey & Brother) . At some time between the initial purchase of this lot in 1859 and its conveyance to Roddey, Doctor Hanna had acquired about thirty feet, more or less, of the adjoining Lot 10 South. And it was the entire lot, running back all the way to Church (or Black) Street, a depth of 345‘, that Hanna conveyed to Roddey. On the same day that the transaction took place, A. T. Black signed a quit-claim deed to the premises, making good Roddey‘s title to the lot (135‘ x 345‘). The deed stated that this was a one acre tract of land. Thomas E. Roddey died on October 18, 1861, while in Confederate military service. The house and lot where T. E. Roddey and his wife had lived were sold on July 26, 1871, to W. W. Brice, who was nearly related to the widow, the conveyance being made by R. H. Glenn, sheriff of York County, S. C. Then, in that same year, Walter W. Brice sold the premises to Turner Barber, brother of Ferguson H. Barber, for $850. We should note here that the modest frame structure on this lot, used as a residence from time to time, was also used as a schoolhouse during the years from 1868 to 1888. Two early teachers who taught there were Mrs. C. A. Neill and Mrs. Margaret (Button) Marks.
The Turner Barber lot was sold on January 28, 1893, by Sheriff E. A. Crawford to Dr. Thomas Allison Crawford and his partner in the practice of medicine, Dr. W. Frank Strait, for $610.56. When Doctor Strait‘s health began to fail in 1897, he sold his half interest to Doctor Crawford for $850.60 From time to time after that, Doctor Crawford sold off portions of the lot. On December 4, 1918, he sold a lot 46‘ x 102 ½ to David Bee McFadden, for $9,000. On this lot D. B. McFadden built a large two-story brick home for an automobile agency. The structure, known as The McFadden Building, was used in later years by the Soil Conservation offices in Rock Hill. In December, 1939, the Bank of Greenwood, trustee, sold the building to Gilbert H. Greene of Rock Hill. Among the other businesses that were housed on the original Turner Barber lot were Bass Furniture Company and Funeral Directors, Huey Chevrolet Company, City Motor Company, Singer Sewing Machine Company, and the Hat and Bridal Shoppe. [Along the Land's Ford Road, Vol. I]

The Herald reported on Feb. 14, 1925 that the George Fink Dept. Store on Main Street will be moved to Salisbury, NC. On July 10, 1925 the Herald further reported that Fink’s Dept. Store was going out of business. They are located across from the Post Office.

The Herald reported on Oct. 4, 1925 that D.B. McFadden has returned from New York City and Newark, N.J. he is head of the City Motor Company and has taken over the agency for Chrysler Autos. He also handles Buick, Chevrolet, and Cadillac.

The Herald on July 22, 1955 contained an article on Tom W. Huey. It stated that he had operated Huey Chevrolet since 1924.  The article stated it was the oldest Chevrolet and Buick dealership in the Carolinas. He was active in civic affairs, including serving as the Pres. of the Rock Hill Chiefs and the Pres. of the Rock Hill Chiefs. Mr. Huey had moved to Rock Hill with his parents in 1896, he married Hazel Thompson of Richmond, Va., who also taught at Winthrop.

The Herald reported on July 11, 1919 that Judge Ernest Moore filed a temporary injunction against City Motor Company of Rock Hill restraining its manager, D. B. McFadden from using the new building on East Main street as an automobile display room and garage. A suit had been brought by Roddey Reid Garage Company. The building on Trade Street formally occupied by City Motor Company is now used as a garage.

The Herald reported on July 1, 1925 that Fink’s Dept. Store is having a closing sale, they are located opposite the post office on Main Street. The store has been in operation for eighteen months but is closing due to high rent.

At the turn of the century, Mrs. Rosa G. Strait, the widow of Dr. Wm. F. Strait,  lived in this home prior to her building at 326 Oakland Avenue, in ca. 1906. The home was a rental property of the Stultz family who owned large numbers of income properties in the late 19th century.

Additional information: Dr. W.G. Stevens was also the Mayor of Rock Hill and served on the Board of Directors of Home Federal Savings and Loan, 1903. Note he too was the V.P. of the Bank of Rock Hill in 1908-09. In A.S. Mayfield’s publication, The History of Dentistry, p. 51 she states that Dr. Robert Harley Mackintosh began his dental practice following WW II and later constructed a new dental office at 111 North Confederate Avenue. He practiced dentistry in Rock Hill for forty-one years until his retirement in 1987.

Dr. Crawford was one of Rock Hill’s leading citizens and outstanding MD’s.  Dr. Crawford was the nephew of one of Rock Hill’s most beloved doctors, Dr. Hope. After years of enjoying a successful practice, Dr. Crawford invited a young surgeon, Dr. Wm. F. Strait, to join him in his medical practice. Dr. Strait became Rock Hill’s first surgeon and he and Dr. Crawford maintained a private hospital on the opposite side of Hampton Street from the Crawford’s home. This hospital has been called Rock Hill’s first professionally run hospital.

The Crawford home was designed by Architect Hugh Edward White of Rock Hill, SC

Besides working as a medical doctor, Tom Crawford also worked to improve Rock Hill’s streets and infrastructure. As a result of his extensive support of these issues, Crawford Road was named in his honor.

Peter and Alice Ihrie (in-laws) of Dr. Crawford, were living in the house per the City Directory of 1938, he is listed as a jeweler at 111 East Main St., Rock Hill, SC. His jewelry business was one of Rock Hill’s busiest.

The Crawford-Ihrie home was one of the outstanding pieces of Rock Hill architecture demolished in 1968, to make room for the  Rock Hill City Hall. See the City Without Cobwebs and other local publications for a complete history of those individuals listed.

Mrs. Crawford was born as Carrie Poe and had been married to Peter Ihrie, Sr., of NC before marring Tom Crawford. The Crawford house was once a small cottege, but Dr. Crawford remodeled and enlarged it added an unusual and attractive semi-circular front porch, which was removed in later years, long after Mrs. Crawford’s death. The first house that stood on the Crawford lot was that of R. Thomas May.  Rock Hill Walking Tour – Robbins/White p. 6-7

Evening Herald – 11/09/67 Article reads as follows:

“Way cleared for early start on new city hall”

Rock Hill- Movers carted away family heirloom furniture Wednesday afternoon from a once stately home on Hampton Street, clearing the way for an early start on construction of the new Rock Hill City Hall. Housing Authority Executive Director Vernon Grant said vacating of the former home of Miss Mary Crawford, and a tentative agreement on one other piece of property, would assure there would be no delays in the start of construction, for which City Council awarded an $856,674 contract Wednesday.

Architect Milton Sadler, representing the two Rock Hill architectural firms which combined resources to draw plans for the city hall, said contractor R. H. Elliott of Columbia “has a crew he’s ready to move in here almost immediately.” The City Housing Authority has purchased all the land in the City Hall construction area-that portion of the 24 acres nearest Hampton and Johnston streets- except for the Johnson Street property belonging to Hattie Sickes Mayfield.

The Authority offered $8,870 for the 11,300 square feet of property. The owners feel it is worth more. The price difference of opinion will not delay construction start, however, Grant said. He said a tentative agreement had been reached-and is awaiting concurrence by federal officials in Atlanta-to allow the Authority to take possession of the property, and to permit final determination of the amount to be paid to be determined by a court later.

The Standard Life and Casualty building on Hampton Street, where Social Security offices are now located, has not yet been acquired, but the structure will not interfere with city hall construction. The U.S. General Services Administration has not made a final decision to seek construction bids on the new Social Security building, which is to be erected at Main and Confederate streets. Construction of the new Social Security building would take six to eight months. Target date for completion of the new city hall is 15 months. In addition to the $856,674 actual construction costs, the city will have to pay the Housing Authority an estimated $318,000 for the land and will have to pay for furnishings for the new building.

The Herald reported on Sept. 7, 1915 that Dr. and Mrs. Roberts and family, the former is the new director of music for Winthrop College have rented the Peter Ihrie on the corner of Hampton and Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ihrie and son have taken an apartment in the residence of Mrs. Ihrie’s mother, Mrs. T. A. Crawford on Hampton Street.

The Herald on April 1, 1925 reported a building permit was issued to Peter Ihrie for repairs to his home on Hampton street at a cost of $250.