Busch, Henry, Carpentry and Repair

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

207 Sumter St. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1737

Control Number:

U/03/1737

Date Surveyed:

January 4 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1880

Alteration Date:

circa 1905

Historic Use:

Unknown

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Boxed eaves with cornice returns and simple fascia molding; centrally located second story window on front façade; two brick chimneys on ridge line; historic metal awning.. Prev. SHPO No. 529

Alterations:

Porch infill; exterior vinyl; replacement windows; foundation in fill.

Historical Information:

Said to be the oldest of the large houses facing the railway line in this area. Appears on 1899 Sanborn map as "woodworking" core of Henry Busch carpentry and repair shop, with large one-story sections to north and south: planing and sawing rooms. By 1909 these were gone, and the building was a rectangular two-story structure facing Sumter Street. 1925 and 1935 maps show a one-story porch across the north elevation, wrapping to one bay of east elevation. This porch has been removed. A photograph of the 1935 Centennial Celebration in Aiken shows a crowd of spectators along this porch, with a clear view of the railway line. (See site 443: this woodworking shop may have been related to Staubes' sawmill.

Source of Historical Information:

Donald M. Law; 1935 photograph; Sanborn maps.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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