Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

B.S. Thomas House

Street Address:

518 Richland Ave. W, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1616

Control Number:

U/03/1616

Date Surveyed:

October 29 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1915

Alteration Date:

1925 – 1975

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Pedimented gable on front elev; single & double windows; transom over what may be original front door; shingle gable infill; an outbuilding is present and appears to be contemporaneous w/main house. Prev. SHPO No 0407, Plaque on property states was constructed in 1907 c

Alterations:

pier foundation infill; infill of upper level porches - Mid-20th C; Double verandah alteration (supports, unenclosing previous alterations), enclosure of porte cochere - 1990s

Historical Information:

Built between 1909 and 1918. Plaque on property states it was constructed circa 1907

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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