Holley Hardware; Holley Hardware and Undertaking

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

113 & 115 Laurens St. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1451

Control Number:

U/03/1451

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1916

Alteration Date:

circa 2000

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Heavy cornice w/pendant brackets integral with window hoods - appears to be original. Prev. SHPO No. 241

Alterations:

Storefront/display areas have been modified from large windows to 2 windows; modern windows and doors

Historical Information:

Holley Hardware Building; at one time operated as hardware and undertaker's company. Employee D. M. George started his own funeral home in 1920, which is now known as George funeral Home (located at "Deodora" 211 Park Ave., Site #615). Opened in September 1916.

Source of Historical Information:

D. M. Law; Sanborn map; G. L. Toole III; Aiken Scrapbook Vol. One

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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