Cushman House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Vance House

Street Address:

623 Park Ave. SE/Staubes Ln. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1644

Control Number:

U/03/1644

Date Surveyed:

January 5 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1906

Alteration Date:

2009

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

hipped dormer on front and right elevs; pedimented gables w/shingled infill; oval and/or fan windows in pedimented dormers; orig. 2/2 windows; cutaway gabled projecting bays on front and right elevs; orig. project rear ell; 3 chimneys along exterior; 2 brick flues w/in surface of roof; transom over front door; traceried windows; engaged porte cochere; formal landscaping; pool in rear yard; corner lot. Prev. SHPO No. 0435

Alterations:

front door appears new - 2009 c

Historical Information:

Built for Edward Cushman, brother of Geddings Cushman (No. 1589) and Mamie Cushman Dukes (No. 1645). The Cushman family has been in Aiken and Montmorency at least since 1785, and the relatives built these houses south of the railway line at about the same time.

Source of Historical Information:

Edward Cushman, Jr.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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