Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Nandina

Street Address:

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

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Site Number:

03_1487

Control Number:

U/03/1487

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1915

Alteration Date:

circa 2000

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 beltcourses; arched windows; arched doors; stucco (appears orig.) on side elevation; stepped parapet along side elevation. Prev. SHPO No. 278

Alterations:

Modern 2/2 windows; interior remodeled to access Nandina next doorSHPO No. 1488

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 This building first appears on1918 Sanborn map separated from 279 to its left by a small alley it was a two story duplex commercial building housing a dry goods store in the right section and a_x000D_ restaurant at the left Between 1925 and 1935 the building was extended with a rear one story kitchen section and kitchen use in the left half the adjacent building to the left had been built about 1920 closing the alley This adjacent structure 279 held two restaurants in 1935 with hotel above and it seems that the kitchen served those uses

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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