Teague, B. H., Dentist Office

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Prime Steakhouse

Street Address:

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

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Site Number:

03_1753

Control Number:

U/03/1753

Date Surveyed:

October 29 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1875

Alteration Date:

circa 1945

Historic Use:

Unknown

Current Use:

Unknown

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Front gable commercial store front; Gothic arch window in gable; decorative brick surround; row lock window sill.. Prev. SHPO No. 545

Alterations:

Porch added early 1900's and filled 1950 c; side addition mid 20th C.

Historical Information:

Said to be Aiken's oldest brick building, used as a dentist's office by B. H. Teague, Confederate Army dentist who moved here from Charleston. After is death (1921) Mrs. Aurelia Holsenback lived here (1924-34); opened as hardware store by Lazar Laurel in 1946.

Source of Historical Information:

G. L. Toole, III (Int 4/19/89); Sanborn maps; Aiken Co Historical Museum.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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