Christian Hahn House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Casa Bella Italian Restaurant

Street Address:

120 Chesterfield St. SW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_2811

Control Number:

U/03/2811

Date Surveyed:

October 28 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1890

Alteration Date:

1950s

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Irregular

Number of Stories:

2

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Synthetic Siding

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

Orig. double door entry with transom; elaborate window/door surrounds; chamfered porch supports; boxed eaves; orig. 2/2 windows;.

Alterations:

Vinyl siding; altered for restaurant use - 1985 - 1995 c; 6/6 windows on rear likely date to 1950 c.

Historical Information:

There were no bathrooms in the original house plans, but many were added in its early years along with a glassed-in sun porch downstairs and a sleeping porch upstairs. There was a full stable and big barn on the property for the horses, and wagons used to deliver groceries for Hahn and Company on Laurens Street.

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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