Unknown
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Unknown
Street Address:
704 Boundary Ave. SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)
Site Number:
03_1883
Control Number:
U/03/1883
Date Surveyed:
January 5 2010
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1890
Alteration Date:
1920s
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
Rectangular
Number of Stories:
1.5
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick Piers
National Register Determination:
contributes to eligible district;
Signficant Architectural Features:
Victorian cottage with symmetrical façade; fence around property is historic (local history); 2 brick chimneys w/in surface of roof on main block; 1 flue w/in surface of roof (rear); shaped window/door surrounds; triple windows flank front door; double windows on side elevation of main block; single windows on remainder of rear; 6/6 windows may be original/historic Door appears to be original; decorative brackets on porch supports; boxed eaves with cornice returns on gables; arched louvered vents in gables. Prev. SHPO No. 684; contributing to Winter Colony Historic District 2
Alterations:
rear gabled ell - 1920s; rear infill joining hip-roofed dependency into main house, infill of foundation piers - 1950s c
Historical Information:
Built in 1890 by the Bradley family, this is a good example of a Sand Hill cottage so common to South Carolina. The house was built on top of an old roadbed known as the road to Orange Grove. Originally the cottage had four major rooms, a central hallway running the length of the house, and a spacious front porch. The house features many original windowpanes including one in the master bedroom which bears the initials of Mary H. Bradley, the original owner. This cottage was named for the hand-carved lollipop fence that surrounds the property.
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