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Cammack Building
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The Cammack Building, erected in 1908 on part of lot 98 of the Company Shops 1986 plat of North Carolina, stands as one of Burlington's oldest three-story solid brick structures. The railroad land had been purchased on June 18, 1860, from Willis Sellars and his wife Mary by the N.C.R.R., then sold on January 18, 1878, for 275.00 to George H. Troxler, born 1841. Built by contractor Andrew C. "Anse" Mitchell for George H. Troxler and Robert J. Hall, pioneer landowners and builders, it was first called the Troxler Building. Its chain of title passed from Willis Sellars and wife to the North Carolina Railroad, then to the George H. Troxler and Robert J. Hall family, H. Frank Mitchell, son of "Anse" Mitchell, Cates, Lowe and Cheek Incorporated, Efird Department Store Inc., Coleman C. Cates, Jr. and Allen B. Cammack in 1956, and Allen B. Cammack since 1974. Since 1908 its occupants have included Burlington Hardware Company, Allred and Low Hardware Company, Covington Hardware Company, Cates, Lowe and Cheek Inc., undertakers and furniture, Efird Department Store Inc., and G. V. Sellers Picture Framing, founded 1892, a part of Cammack Office Supply Inc. since 1959. The third floor has been in continuous use since 1908, with private stairway access from the street, and from 1909 to 1930 it was built for an armory for National Guard Company "I" and World War I, with Colonel R. L. Boyd, Captain J. C. Freeman, and Lieutenant Ld. Meador as officers. It also housed Young Men's Health and Social Clubs and Boy Scouts, Bula Lodge 409 A.F. and F.M., Knights of Phythias, and a civic meeting hall. From 1990 to 1956 it was used for Efird's Famous Loft and Christmas toy sales and storage, and in 1977 its facade was renovated by contractor Harry Haynes.
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