Constructed in 1912 by P. W. Patrick, this home has one French door with a transom, one double French door, a built-in corner dining room hutch, and four coal-burning fireplaces.  The downstairs fireplaces have double mantels and beveled mirrors.  Another unique feature is the split bathroom, one room containing a clawfoot tub and sink and the other room just a lavatory and a window.

The Langford house was built between 1900 and 1920 in the Victorian cottage style, featuring three dormers with imbricated shingles and half-wraparound porches with columns and brackets.  The present owner-occupants are Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Langford.

This cemetery is thought to be the earliest burying ground in York.  On January 20, 1845, Trinity Methodist Church (38) purchased from James M. Lowry one acre on Jefferson Street, adjoining the church, for use as a cemetery.  The cemetery is still maintained by Trinity.

In 1856, under the auspices of Bethel Presbytery, the Yorkville Female College and Institute opened, occupying the site of the present community center.  The college was closed during the Civil War, and the building was rented as housing to refugees who had fled the war in Charleston and the lower part of the state.  Legislation by the state of South Carolina in 1888 established a system of free schools.  The building was purchased by the Town of Yorkville to house what became the second public graded school system in the state.  The building burned in the early 1900s and a new school was constructed, circa 1903, on the stone foundation of the original building.  The building was integrated into the design of the present building, which was constructed in 1922.  Later known as the York Graded School, the building was renamed McCelvey Elementary School in honor of George C. McCelvey, who served as principal from 1912 to 1948.

In 1988 the building was deeded to the citizens of York as a community center.  It has an excellent 580-seat auditorium and houses the Historical Center of York County and a number of offices for civic and service groups.  Its reception rooms and galleries are used for conventions, dinners, and meetings.

A pivotal house, and one of the oldest houses.  Probably built by the Lowry family as a cottage on the edge of town in the 1830s, the house is atypical of houses in Yorkville at that time.  The structure is situated over a large basement room once heated by two fireplaces.  The house is not a true raised cottage due to the unusual height of the roof.  The front stoop was a Victorian addition, probably added during the 1870s.  In addition to the sensitive restoration of the house, the picket fence, once a local landmark, has been replaced.  Legend has it that the house was used as a refuge for people fleeing Charleston during the siege in 1862.  There is a secret trap door leading to the basement.  The house was named “The Lilacs” for the extensive flower gardens which surrounded the property when it was occupied by the Gillams.  The second story was not been completed until the 1970s, when Steve McCrae bought and restored the property.

A pivotal house.  Built in 1899 by S.A. Weber and his wife Emma Camilla Jefferys, the house features Second Empire Queen Anne Styling.  The house is a blending of Victorian and Classical tastes typical of the area in the later Victorian period.  The rear of the lot was once graced by walled formal gardens and picket gates, portions of which still remain.  Items of special note are the beautiful double handcarved front doors and entablature, the two-story turret with fleur-de-lis on the northeast corner of the house, and the dentil molding on the façade.  The house takes its name from J. F. McElwee, a general merchant, who, with J.M. Starr, operated a general merchandise store in York.  Present owner-occupants are Danny and Patricia Baker.

Thought to have been built by Mr. John R. Ashe during the last decade of the nineteenth century, this 1½-story Victorian cottage has a steeply pitched roof and modest Queen Anne detailing.  After falling into disrepair, the house was extensively restored by Mrs. Jeanne Ferguson in 1986.  Present owners are Charles and Cindy Bradford.

The tour turns left on East Liberty Street.