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| Fielding Home for Funerals, Logan St., Charleston, SC |
Ninety five years in service! That is pretty impressive track record for a funeral home. There is a nice history section on their web site:
Our Founder, Julius P.L. Fielding, began his business training with his father who ran a horse drawn livery business from the back yard of their home on Tradd street in downtown Charleston. When his father died and his mother later remarried, Julius continued training in his step-father's barber shop at the comer of Broad and Church streets in Charleston. With the help and encouragement of his mother and step-father, he attended Agricultural and Normal Institute in Orangeburg (now S.C. State University), and then to Renouard Embalming School in New York. Upon returning home in 1912, he opened the funeral home at the corner of King and Queen streets. In 1916, he married Sadie E. Gaillard Fielding, and together they moved the business to 61 Logan Street at the corner of Short Street. A large sign was placed on the corner that simply read "Julius P.L.Fielding, Undertaker and Embalmer".
I like the look of this building- a bit unexpected for a funeral home.
ReplyDeleteI haven't actually thought of photographing any of these here.
Such a beautiful building. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLooks better than any of the funeral homes I've seen around here!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who grew up in the funeral business. I'm sending him a link to this.
ReplyDeleteHearing about the terrible shooting in your beloved city on the news this morning. So tragic. Justice, peace, and healing for the families.
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