Uncle John's Cabin

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Unknown

Street Address:

467 Newberry St. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1920

Control Number:

U/03/1920

Date Surveyed:

January 6 2010

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1910 – circa 1920

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

U

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Asymmetrical façade; pediment gable at entrance on square supports original front door, with panel and diamond pane glass; wide simple cornice; boxed gable eaves with cornice returns; windows across front façade have tracery upper panes with diamond pattern; brick chimney with corbelled caps; oriel window on right side of front elevation; flush gable on right side of front elevation with tripartite window.. Prev SHPO No. 722; Winter Colony Historic District 2

Historical Information:

"uncle John's Cabin" is reputed to have begun as a small cottage for the cook of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock around the turn of the century. Additions were made to the building during its history as a winter residence.

Survey:

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

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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