Known as Reese’s Row, the West Broad Street Historic District features 14 houses designed and built between c.1890 and 1910 by master carpenter Lawrence Reese (1864-1915). Most of the large, two-story homes feature elaborate Eastlake, Queen Anne, and other Victorian era architectural elements. In addition to these homes, Reese built the SC Western Railway Station. All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Reese, who had no formal training in architecture, was a self-taught master craftsman and designer. His personal favorite of the houses he designed in Darlington was the Belk Funeral Home, built c.1900 as a residence for Abraham Hyman. Born near Bennettsville, SC, Reese married Lula Aiken, a young Cherokee girl being raised by Dr. and Mrs. McGirt, a local physician and his wife. After proving his competence in construction by building a house specified by Dr. McGirt, Lawrence Reese was permitted to marry Lula. Lawrence and Lula had eight children who lived to adulthood. The last family home built by Reese is at 434 West Broad Street; improved over the years, it still retains the original structure and hardwood floors laid by him. Reese died in 1915 of a heart attack, and his sons continued the family trade as carpenters and builders.