Green purchased the property across the street at 433 Ward Street in 1938 and built a funeral home himself, with the help of a local carpenter, as well as the metal-clad storage building for caskets.
A prominent African American business, the funeral home served the Black population of the town during a period of legalized segregation. Luther M. Green (1908–1986) was an undertaker and barber and was active as a local civil rights leader as a member of the S.C. Progressive Democratic Party during the 1940s.
The funeral home moved to a new location in 1950 near S. Church and Knight streets.
Green also provided ambulance services and kept his hearse in a shed across the street, which is no longer extant. The funeral home has Craftsman style elements to its design, such as a clipped gable roof and exposed rafter tails, as well as 3/1 pane windows, while the shed is vernacular.
After its use as a funeral home, the main building was used as a florist shop for over half a century.
It has now been vacant for several years.
Saint Teresa Community Outreach and Empowerment received a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.