inc. type private industry real estate development founded 1895 founder franklin g. burroughs simeon b. chapin headquarters myrtle beach south carolina united states key people james w. apple ceo website burroughschapin.com burroughs & chapin company inc. is a real estate development company established in 1895 and is based in myrtle beach south carolina . burroughs & chapin owns or has had a hand in developing many notable attractions in myrtle beach . history edit burroughs & chapin company began when franklin burroughs began a turpentine and mercantile business conway south carolina and established a turpentine business there . after service in the civil war burroughs returned to conway and formed a partnership with benjamin grier collins a native of nearby georgetown county . the two men expanded the company s commercial interests into timber farm credit consumer goods riverboats and eventually the first railway through the swamps of horry county to the beaches of what are today myrtle beach and the grand strand . f.g. burroughs foresaw that the grand strand would be developed similarly to northern resort destinations of coney island and atlantic city . burroughs died in 1897 before his efforts to link the beach via railroad came to fruition . collins and burroughs sons completed the railroad and built the seaside inn in 1901 the first oceanfront hotel in myrtle beach . the seaside inn was followed by a bathhouse and a wooden pavilion around which beach houses were constructed . by 1907 new town by the sea as myrtle beach was then called had become a popular vacation spot . when a contest was held to name the new beach resort burroughs widow suggested myrtle beach for its proliferation of wild wax myrtle bushes . in 1912 simeon b. chapin a new york stock broker and son of a prominent chicago merchant joined with the burroughs brothers to form the myrtle beach farms company . chapin s financial resources and business experience along with the burroughs vast real estate holdings provided for a period of sustained economic growth . the landmark myrtle beach pavilion was expanded a downtown shopping district took shape around the chapin company general store and housing needs were met by myrtle beach farms residential real estate developments . in 1990 myrtle beach farms company joined with conway based burroughs & collins company to form burroughs & chapin company . notable properties edit broadway at the beach myrtle beach pavilion myrtle square mall coastal grand mall grande dunes meher spiritual center external links edit official website v t e the grand strand of south carolina primary city myrtle beach metro myrtle beach metropolitan area counties horry georgetown communities atlantic beach briarcliffe acres cherry grove beach crescent beach debordieu garden city georgetown litchfield beach little river murrells inlet myrtle beach north myrtle beach pawleys island springmaid beach surfside beach retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title burroughs % 26 chapin & oldid 689896297 categories myrtle beach south carolinacompanies established in 1895real estate companies of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 november 2015 at 01 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view