Aiken Co. Hospital

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Aiken Co. Office Building

Street Address:

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

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Site Number:

03_1669

Control Number:

U/03/1669

Date Surveyed:

February 4 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1935

Alteration Date:

1955

Historic Use:

Health Care

Current Use:

Government

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

Willis Irvin, architect

Number of Stories:

other

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

4 story main block w/3 story wings; rear additions have 3 stories; quoins utilized to divide building between wings; brick end entrance w/Doric Columned surround; entablature w/dentils on main block; rondeles in main block parapet wall; water table and belt course between 3rd & 4th floors.

Alterations:

Rear wing constructed in two stages (1948-50 & 1956); Windows & doors replaced, rehabilitation of building from hospital to county offices - 1976 c

Historical Information:

Aiken County Hospital rebuilt in 1935 to replace earlier hospital on this site, which occupies sire of Eustis Park, donated to the city by Miss Celestine Eustis. Replaced by a new hospital in 1976, building now used as County offices.

Source of Historical Information:

The Many Faces of Aiken; Sanborn maps.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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