Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Up Your Alley

Street Address:

222 The Alley, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1732

Control Number:

U/03/1732

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1915

Alteration Date:

1990s

Historic Use:

Commerce/Trade

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

5 distinct bays along alley; individual signobard area w/each bay. Prev. SHPO No. 524

Alterations:

All storefronts altered - 3 with doors and 2 infilled

Historical Information:

This commercial alley, directly behind the central business district has housed a variety of service businesses. On this site have been tin shops, harness shop, bicycle shops, cobbler, baker, restaurants, junk stores. The present five-shop structure was built ca. 1915.

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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