Chatfield Building; Farmers and Merchants Bank

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

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

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Site Number:

03_1456

Control Number:

U/03/1456

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1911

Alteration Date:

1950 – circa 1999

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Historic 1/1 Windows; arched window openings w/fanlights; classical door surround to corner entry; decorative brick cornice; balcony above corner entrance. Prev. SHPO No. 246

Alterations:

Unclear if security bars on 1st floor are original; connector to adjacent building (SHPO No. 1457) - Late 20th

Historical Information:

By 1889 a bank was located at the corner of Laurens and Park Avenue. The Farmers and Merchants Bank, now a part of the CS National Bank system, was organized and chartered in_x000D_ 1906. The Chatfield Building, the section of the structure along Laurens Street, was built in 1898; the 1899 Sanborn map shows a bank at the far right (northeast) section of the Chatfield Building. The Farmers and Merchants Bank erected a new building at the corner in 1912, combining it with the Chatfield Building.

Source of Historical Information:

Sanborn maps. 96 Years in Aiken County

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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