Mamie Cushman Dukes House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

707 Park Ave. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1645

Control Number:

U/03/1645

Date Surveyed:

January 5 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1915

Alteration Date:

1950

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Orig. 2/2 windows; traceried windows; Porch Support columns on pedestal; asymmetrical massing; wraparound porch; 3 chimneys along ridgelines; flared eaves on main front gable. Prev. SHPO No. 0436

Alterations:

Rear additions - 1950 c; Porte Cochere enclosed, some replacement windows, application of vinyl siding - 1990s c

Historical Information:

Built for Mamie Cushman Dukes, sister of Edward Cushman (No. 1589) and Geddings Cushman (No. 1644). The Cushman familv has been in Aiken and Montmorency since at least 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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