Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

C&S Bank Welcome Center

Street Address:

Park Ave. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1457

Control Number:

U/03/1457

Date Surveyed:

November 9 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1912

Alteration Date:

1950 – circa 1999

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; arched windows; 1/1 orig. windows; decorative brick hoods over windows; pent roof over entry. Prev. SHPO No. 247

Alterations:

Drive-thru added to left elevation - late 20th; front doors altered - late 20th

Historical Information:

Built between 1905 and 1915 on site of earlier stores and bakery; in 1886 the Park Restaurant was located here, with an early post office to its left. Now part of the C&S Bark (Farmers and Merchants) complex.

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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