Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

True Value

Street Address:

121 Laurens St. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1452

Control Number:

U/03/1452

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1905

Alteration Date:

circa 1960

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Decorative brick cornice; decorative brick belt course integrated w/window lintels;. Prev. SHPO No. 242

Alterations:

Transom/signboard area infilled with metal; storefront reconfiguration; brick infill of upper story windows - all 1960 c.

Historical Information:

Built about 1905; was historically used for at least two stores; grocer, meat, "fancy goods", etc. Early Sanborn maps show the second level used as "hall".

Source of Historical Information:

Sanborn maps.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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