Hahn and Company, Grocers

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Aiken Drugs

Street Address:

SW Corner of Laurens St & Richland Ave, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1566

Control Number:

U/03/1566

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1880

Alteration Date:

circa 1887

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:

Slab Construction

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Two story arched entrance with keystone; formed concrte block detail at belt course and used as quoins on corners.. Prev. SHPO No 0357; Winter Colony Historic District 2

Historical Information:

Henry Hahn and Henry Shroder came to Aiken from Charleston, and started a business in 1856. The had this store built in 1880, which came under Hahn's sole ownership. His nephew's son, Herman Hahn, eventually owned and operated the business which catered to the winter colony.

Source of Historical Information:

Donald M. Law; Sanborn maps, Aiken Scrapbook.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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