Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

West Side Bowery

Street Address:

151 Bee Ln. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1485

Control Number:

U/03/1485

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1895

Alteration Date:

1990s

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Decorative brick cornice; decorative metal reinforcement (Park Ave);. Prev. SHPO No. 276

Alterations:

Storefronts filled in with windows; entrance moved from Park Ave to Bee Lane

Historical Information:

Along this block of Park Avenue in 1889 were a variety of one and two story commercial buildings, all of which have been replaced over time. The 1894 Sanborn map seems to indicate a house on this site; by 1899 a 1story commercial duplex had been built. The original_x000D_ core of this structure, the duplex housed a dry goods store and a_x000D_ grocer. By 1904 the building had been extended to its rear along Bee Lane, with three small shops facing the lane. The Park Avenue stores in 1909 housed a garage and a grocery at the Park Bee corner. The garage section was vacant by 1918, but the corner grocery seems to have remained in business a number of years.

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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