Norwood

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

114 Colleton Ave. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1846

Control Number:

U/03/1846

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1890

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:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Prominent gambrel roof w/dormers; some dormers feature sidelights; orig. 6/6 windows; appear to be original porch supports; shingles on visible slope of gambrel. Prev. SHPO No. 645; Winter Colony Historic District 2

Historical Information:

This charming 100-year-old residence was rented yearly to the same winter visitor, an antique dealer who wore a patch over one eye. Local legend says that each time he was seen, the patch would be on the other eye.

Source of Historical Information:

“Historical Places” [Online]; available from http://www.cityofaikensc.gov/index.php?page=historical_places; Internet. Accessed April 23, 2010.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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