Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Aiken Preparatory School

Street Address:

Barnwell Ave. NW and Florence St. NW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1773

Control Number:

U/03/1773

Date Surveyed:

October 29 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1905

Alteration Date:

circa 1916

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Education

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

3

Construction Method:

frame

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Main historic structure with multiple additions; campus features numerous out buildings and recreational facilities; a least 11 additional buildiings are on the main campus; the main structure is assymetrical building with clapbord siding; multiple window styles; hip roof; tracery window details; gable front dormers and multiple brick chimneys; outbuildings include variety of styles and periods of construction; stucco vener wall around property; piers with caps;. Winter Colony Historic District 3

Alterations:

Main building has modern wings that date from 1950- 1960.

Historical Information:

Aiken Prep School, with its college prep environment, was founded in 1916, by Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. This school will be moving to a new location, but this site is a landmark in Aiken's early history. (Historic Home Tour)_x000D_ _x000D_ Originally known as Anoatok, the George Edmunds house was modified with extensive additions to create the prep school structure, which opened in 1915. (A Splendid Time)

Source of Historical Information:

Aiken Historic Home Tour by Aiken County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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