Unknown

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Pittfield Cottage

Street Address:

347 Union St. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1876

Control Number:

U/03/1876

Date Surveyed:

January 4 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1929

Alteration Date:

1925 – 1975

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Architect or Builder:

Ira Coward, builder

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Wood Shingles

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Asymmetrical front entrance; portions of house have weatherboard cladding and South Boundary elevation appears to have stucco; 2 exterior gambrel end chimneys; 1 brick flue with in surface of roof; french doors on South Boundary elevation; left side addition has gabled dormers; third floor windows in gables have arched header; close eaves with little overhang.. Prev. SHPO No. 676; Contributes to the Winter Colony Historic District 2

Alterations:

shed-roofed addition to orig. rear gabled wing - Mid-20th C

Historical Information:

Pittfield of Canada came to Aiken mainly to play polo. He built this house in 1929 but lived here only a short time. There was an old_x000D_ house on this property- 1-story house that belonged to the Crofts. This existing House moved to Holly Lane (according to members of the Croft family). (Pittfields were determined to buy a lot. Mr. Ira Coward was in charge of the building of the house. Pittfields lost money in the stock market crash. House was rented. House was built at a cost of $30,000 in 1929.

Source of Historical Information:

Mrs. John M. Gaver, 347 Union St. Aiken, S.C., interview 9/16/1982

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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