Jackson-Brooks House
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Unknown
Street Address:
157 Fairfield St. NE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)
Site Number:
03_1421
Control Number:
U/03/1421
Date Surveyed:
November 9 2009
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1880
Alteration Date:
1950
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Irregular
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers with Fill
National Register Determination:
contributes to eligible district;
Signficant Architectural Features:
Symmetrical front elev.; some orig. 2/2 windows; orig. front door w/sidelights & transom; 2 brick chimneys centered w/in hip roofs surface; vernacular window/door surrounds; entablature & cornerboards; what appears to be an orig. hip-roofed bay window on right elev.. Prev. SHPO No. 0211; Ethnic Theme: African-American
Alterations:
2 rear gabled additions & pier foundation infill - 1950 c; porch altered - 1965 c; replacement windows - 1990 c
Historical Information:
Present owner's grandfather Jackson bought house in 1912. He was a founder of Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home, which serves Aiken's black community. House appears on 1899 Sanborn map, the first to include this area.
Source of Historical Information:
Robert Brooks, Jr.; Lillian Redd.
Survey:
City of Aiken Historic Resources Survey, Aiken County, South Carolina. May 2010
Quadrangle Name:
Aiken