Wesley A.M.E. Church

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Wesley United Methodist Church

Street Address:

N Side of Richland Ave. E at the NW corner of intersection w/Fairfield, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1428

Control Number:

U/03/1428

Date Surveyed:

November 9 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1885

Alteration Date:

circa 1921

Historic Use:

Religion

Current Use:

Religion

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

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:

gothic arched 2/2 orig. windows; paired windows above entrance; gothic arched louvered vent on front elev.; symmetrical front & right elevs.; open gable on porch; square porch posts; hip-roofed bay to rear (believed to be orig). Prev. SHPO No. 0218; Ethnic Theme: African-American

Alterations:

shed-roofed addition to rear, infill of pier foundation - 1921 c; large gabled annex - 1995 - 2005 c

Historical Information:

Built 1885 as Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Source of Historical Information:

Sanborn Maps, incised lettering at steps.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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