Tavelle House / Lucas

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Southern Bank & Trust

Street Address:

149 Laurens St. NW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1445

Control Number:

U/03/1445

Date Surveyed:

October 29 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1900

Alteration Date:

circa 1950

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

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:

3 chimneys w/in surface of roof; windows found singley & in pairs; orig. 2/1 windows; orig. front door; shingles on arcaded (left) portion of front verandah; lintels w/vernacular cap; cornerboards & other trim is vernacular; 2nd floor door onto verrandah roof; square porch posts. Prev. SHPO No. 0235

Alterations:

rear shed-roofed addition, pier foundation infill - 1950 c; left elev. Terrace added and shed-roofed addition to rear - 2005 c

Historical Information:

T. D. Tavelle was a tax collector in Aiken. House built between 1899 and 1904.

Source of Historical Information:

G. L. Toole, III (int419 89); Sanborn maps.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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