Schofield School Trades and Printing Shop

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Prince Hall Masonic Lodge

Street Address:

Fairfield St. NE at Abbeville Ave. NE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1334

Control Number:

U/03/1334

Date Surveyed:

November 19 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1890

Alteration Date:

circa 1960

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Social

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

National Register Determination:

Potentially Eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Orig. 6/6 windows; eave returns; vernacular cornerboards & window/door surrounds; symmetrical front elev.; windows found singly. Prev. SHPO No. 0124

Alterations:

Moved to present site, porch alteration - 1960 c

Historical Information:

See also Sites #348, 395, 532. Schofield School was started about 1868 with the goal of education and training of black citizens. Several buildings were added tote campus in the 1880's and 1890's, and used for practical training courses; this structure housed a print shop.

Source of Historical Information:

Lillian Redd; See Survey Report.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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