First Baptist Church & Cemetery

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Aiken First Baptist Church

Street Address:

120 Chesterfield St. NW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1431

Control Number:

U/03/1431

Date Surveyed:

November 9 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1840

Alteration Date:

1956

Historic Use:

Unknown

Current Use:

Unknown

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

steel

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick Veneer

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Oldest part of adjacent cemetery is from 1840 c; modified Corinthian columns on portico; quoins; dentils; round windows; tracery windows; steeple w/urns. Prev. SHPO No. 0221 for Cemetery

Alterations:

Annex additions - Late 20th C

Historical Information:

First Baptist was one of the first congregations established in the city of Aiken, and has been located on this lot given by the railroad company since its beginning. In February 1865 7,000 troops under General Joe Wheeler skirmished with some of General Sherman's forces at the edge of Aiken, as the Federal troops marched along the_x000D_ South Carolina Railroad line destroying track. Cemetery has been disturbed by church building in 1877, 1956 (current Church) w/recent alterations.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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