Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Bonefide

Street Address:

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

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Site Number:

03_1453

Control Number:

U/03/1453

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1905

Alteration Date:

1925 – 1975

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:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Decorative brick cornice; round attic vents w/brick detailing; decorative brick belt course; round arched window openings w/decorative brick band. Prev. SHPO No. 243

Alterations:

Storefront altered to current recessed entry - mid-20th C; transoms infilled and masonry covered on storefront w/siding - 1990s

Historical Information:

About 1905 this two-part store building replaced a one-story meat market. By 1918 a fish market was in the north half, with a barber in the south; the building has housed variety of retail businesses since that time.

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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