Dyches House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Jackson Brooks Funeral Home

Street Address:

126 Fairfield St. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1527

Control Number:

U/03/1527

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1900

Alteration Date:

1957

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Unknown

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Boxed eaves, slight projection on front elevation w/flush gable; symmetrical front elev.;. Prev. SHPO No. 318

Alterations:

Moved - 1957; Vinyl siding; replacement windows & doors; infill of from porch

Historical Information:

Former home of Dyches family, this building stood at the north side of Park Ave., between York and Fairfield. It was moved here in 1957 by the Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home company. A smaller one story dwelling stood on this lot, further forward, in 1935.

Source of Historical Information:

Robert Brooks Jr.; Lillian Redd

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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