Somers Meat Market
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Chris' Camera Center / The Sassy Pony
Street Address:
150 Laurens St. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)
Site Number:
03_1489
Control Number:
U/03/1489
Date Surveyed:
October 28 2009
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1920
Alteration Date:
circa 1960
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 creates rectangular geometric patters on 2nd story & cornice. Prev. SHPO No. 280
Alterations:
Storefronts altered - 1960 c
Historical Information:
Built about 1920 on the site of two earlier small shops, including a one-story meat market. Formerly Somers' Meat Market.
Source of Historical Information:
Sanborn maps; Aiken Scrapbook
Survey:
City of Aiken Historic Resources Survey, Aiken County, South Carolina. May 2010
Quadrangle Name:
Aiken