Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Palmetto Golf Club

Street Address:

599 Highland Park Dr. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1811

Control Number:

U/03/1811

Date Surveyed:

February 3 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1902

Alteration Date:

1925 – 1975

Historic Use:

Recreation & Culture

Current Use:

Recreation & Culture

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

attributed to Stanford White

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Stucco

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Current clubhouse has symmetrical façade; two window dormer centered over main entrance; entrance has original panel and pane door; pairs of original 6/1 windows flank front entrance; shed roof addition on right elevation; open eaves, gables have decorative brackets; chimney visible in right gable; additional two story clubhouse addition behind older section; CMU retaining features w/ cobble veneer. Winter Colony Historic District 1

Alterations:

Additional clubhouse facilities appear mid 20th Century.

Historical Information:

In 1892, Thomas Hitchcock laid out four holes to begin the Palmetto Golf Course. Three years later, five more holes were added, and W.C. Whitney later donated land to complete the 18 holes. The course was designed by Alistair McKenzie, who was the most famous architect of all the early courses in the United States. The early greens were not 'greens', but sand.

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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