Ford House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

602 Barnwell Ave. NW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1838

Control Number:

U/03/1838

Date Surveyed:

October 29 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1885

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Symmetrical façade; first story entrance has transom and sidelights; second story entrance onto balcony also has transom and side lights; windows in pairs; boxed eaves with dentil cornice; porch has square posts; simple window and door surrounds; open porch extends for left elevation; brick and iron fence surrounds property.. Winter Colony Historic District 3

Historical Information:

The Ford House was started in 1885 by Arthur P. Ford, who contracted with James M. Curtis to build the house. It was completed in 1886 at a total cost of $1,613. Ford was publisher of the Aiken Recorder in the 1880s, but achieved greater literary fame with the publication of his Civil War memoirs, Life in the Confederate Army and Some Experiences and Sketches. One of the previous owners of the house was Mrs. Robert Carter whose daughter, actress Joanne Woodward, visited her often.

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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