Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

The Aiken New Yorker

Street Address:

314 Park Ave SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1479

Control Number:

U/03/1479

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1900

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:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Decorative brick cornice. Prev. SHPO No. 270

Alterations:

Front elevation stuccoed; windows and storefronts significantly altered prior to stucco application

Historical Information:

On the site of the Park Avenue Hotel," the first tourist hotel in Aiken," this building faces the location of an early passenger depot. The hotel, which with its service structures had occupied most of the block, burned about 1896. Rebuilding began soon after, and this small building was constructed ca. 1900. In 1904 a milliner was located here; by 1909 the building was used as a barber shop, a use retained for a number of years.

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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