Dr. Cherry House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

149 Fairfield St. NE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1422

Control Number:

U/03/1422

Date Surveyed:

November 9 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1890

Alteration Date:

1920 – circa 1950

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

L

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Prominent double door entry w/sidelights & transom; orig. French door to right of front door; horseshow vent in front-gabled ell; 2 brick chimneys w/in surface of roof; porch posts may be late 20th C alteration; bay window on front-gabled ell. Prev. SHPO No. 0212; Ethnic Theme: African-American

Alterations:

Open pier foundation infill, rear gabled ell addition & windows may date to this time - 1920 - 1950 c

Historical Information:

Was home of Dr. Cherry, prominent black physician. House appears on 1899 Sanborn map, the first to include this area.

Source of Historical Information:

Sanborn maps; Lillian Redd.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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