Hill House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

303 Newberry St. NW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1301

Control Number:

U/03/1301

Date Surveyed:

October 30 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1905

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Wood Shingles

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

Potentially Eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

shingle exterior; complex roof form; tower; prominent jerkinhead; tracery windows; front door; arcaded porch; 2 chimneys w/in surface of roof. Prev. SHPO No. 0091

Alterations:

No apparent alterations

Historical Information:

This house, built in the early 1900s, is an excellent example of a Queen Anne shingle style Victorian. The early inhabitants of the Hill House were the families of Charles Hill and Robert and Mary Powell. These families worked together in Aiken's first car dealership.

Source of Historical Information:

Aiken Historic Home Tour by Aiken County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department

Survey:

City of Aiken Historic Resources Survey, Aiken County, South Carolina. May 2010

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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