Fell Cottage

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

320 Fairfield St. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1869

Control Number:

U/03/1869

Date Surveyed:

January 4 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1850 – 1899

Alteration Date:

1925 – 1975

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

L

Architect or Builder:

Built for Mr. Ligon, editor of Aiken Standard

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Asymmetrical façade on Victorian cottage with prominent gable on projecting wing; 3 brick chimneys with corbelled caps with in roof surface; 1 exterior brick flue (rear); decorative verge board; hip-roofed bay window on front projecting ell; 2nd floor windows are arched; original windows are 2/2; round vents in gables; boxed eaves; sawn wood decoration along frieze/entablature;. Prev. SHPO No. 669; contributes to Aiken Winter Colony Historic District 2

Alterations:

hip-roofed addition to right elevation, rear additions - mid-20th C

Historical Information:

Built by Mr. Ligon, the first editor of the Aiken Newspaper. Three northern families wintered here.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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