Aiken Institute

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Aiken County Library

Street Address:

Chesterfield St. SW at Colleton St. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1826

Control Number:

U/03/1826

Date Surveyed:

January 4 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1891

Alteration Date:

1913

Historic Use:

Education

Current Use:

Education

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

3

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Late Victorian elements; symmetrical faced with projecting central block flanked by two projecting connected to central block with symmetrical hyphens; entrance features original segment arch entrance, transom; windows have decorative cement window arches, cement sills; decorative brick bands marking different floors and decorating windows and doors; saw tooth brick detail between windows elaborate corbelling on cornice; cupolas on projecting wings;. Prev. SHPO No. 622, Winter Colony Historic District 2

Alterations:

Wing added to the south.

Historical Information:

Early school in Aiken. Goodrich - of Augusta - minor figure._x000D_ The northern end of this large 2-story brick building was built circa 1891 by John Staubes. The southern portion was erected in 1914, and two wings were added to the southeast side of the annex around 1930. It was used as a public school until it reopened as the Aiken County Public Library in 1990.

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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