Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

City Barber Shop

Street Address:

316 Park Ave. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1478

Control Number:

U/03/1478

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1910

Alteration Date:

circa 2005

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; vernacular window openings. Prev. SHPO No. 269

Alterations:

storefront completely rebuilt - 2005 c

Historical Information:

On site of Park Avenue Hotel, "the first tourist hotel in Aiken," building faces location of earl passenger depot. The hotel burned about 1896, and rebuilding began soon after. This building was constructed about 1910, between two larger stores, and in 1918 housed a café and a tailor. In 1925 a furniture repair shop was in the building_x000D_ with a small rear structure housing an auto repair shop (moved from 268?)

Source of Historical Information:

90 Years in Aiken County; Sanborn maps.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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