Pardue Cottage

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

422 York St SE, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1894

Control Number:

U/03/1894

Date Surveyed:

January 5 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1929

Alteration Date:

1960 – circa 1970

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

T

Number of Stories:

2.5

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Asbestos Shingles

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to eligible district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Asymmetrical façade with ABAAA pattern created on first floor; full width shed roof porch on unfluted columns; Greek Key pattern in entablature; windows typically single 6/6; original front door w/sidelights; 1 exterior chimney (right elevation) & 1 chimney w/in surface of roof; boxed eaves with little overhang and shingle molding.. Prev SHPO No. 695; contributes to the Winter Colony Historic District 2

Alterations:

gabled addition to left elev (rear) & sunroom adjacent to pool (modern) - 1960-70 c

Historical Information:

W. H. Pardue built this home in 1929. Designed by Scroggs and Ewing of Augusta, Ga., for the Pardues, the home perfectly exemplifies Colonial Revival detail and proportion. The original framed blueprints are dated May 21, 1929. A pool and sunroom have been added.

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

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