York House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

253 York St. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1849

Control Number:

U/03/1849

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1850

Alteration Date:

1925 – 1975

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Eave return; Chimney cap; Roof dormers; paired windows; sidelights; transom. Winter Colony Historic District 2

Alterations:

Converted to 7 apartments - Mid-20th C; Converted to a single family home - 1990 c

Historical Information:

Built in 1850 and believed to be one of the oldest houses in Aiken, York House served as an inn for most of its early years. The owner in 1892 advertised that it had been “thoroughly overhauled” and that its table was “the best”. At one time it was occupied as a winter residence by Mabel Brady Garvan, sister of ‘Diamond Jim’ Brady. In the mid 1900s the inn’s 30 rooms were converted into seven apartments. Today it is being restored to its original glory.

Source of Historical Information:

"Historical Places" [online] available at http://www.cityofaikensc.gov/index.php?page=historical_places; accessed April 22, 2010.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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