Florence · Downtown – West Evans Street
Hotel Florence
Henry S. Rose's 1891 store, enlarged in 1905 with hotel rooms upstairs and hidden behind a metal facade from about 1960 until 2011.
- Built
- 1891–1905Rose Building: Henry S. Rose built the original section in 1891 and expanded it to three floors in 1905 with hotel rooms (the Commercial Hotel by 1908, the Family Hotel by 1918); later Schofield Brothers Hardware. Now the main hotel building, with most guest rooms.
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Downtown – West Evans Street
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Merchant Henry S. Rose built a store on the site in 1891, survived the great fire of 1899 and in 1905 enlarged the building to three floors, with two stores at street level and hotel rooms above, recorded on Sanborn maps as the Commercial Hotel (1908) and the Family Hotel (1918). Schofield Brothers Hardware bought it around 1923, and later tenants included Eagle Stores, McCrory McLellan and Rogers Brothers Fabrics. A metal facade covered it from about 1960 until 2011, and the restored building became the main building of Hotel Florence, which joined Hilton’s Tapestry Collection in 2021.
Good to know
- Address: 126 West Evans Street, Florence, SC 29501
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.