"Open Terrace"
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Stoker-Brady House
Street Address:
129 Easy Street, Aiken, SC
Site Number:
S108042001100035
Site Number:
2-10- 210(140)/30052-02-006
Date Surveyed:
1983
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1928
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Architect or Builder:
contractor-George C. Miller
Construction Method:
wood frame
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Materials:
composition shingle
Signficant Architectural Features:
This two and one-half story frame house with two-story wings has been covered with svnthetic siding that resembles weatherboards. Its gable roof features an entablature with dentil course. The house has at least 2 brick chimneys with corbeled caps. Most of the windows are double-hung sash, 6/6, with louvered shutters (shutters are not original). Front (NE elevation): Main 2 1/2-story of the core of the house is symmetrical: first floor AABAA - A’s are 6/6 windows with shuters, B is the main entrance, a single 6-panel door and 5 light transom framed by fluted pilaster and a broken pediment; second floor features one small 6/6 window between four larger 6/6 windows. SE wing: first floor of the north side features a door between two windows; second floor has 3 casement windows; attached to the first floor of this side is a one-story section with shed roof. NW wing: 6/6 and 8/8 windows on NE side; attached to the NW side is another, lower 2-story gabled wing. OUTBUILDINGS :frame stable, shed, swimming pool, frame cottages
Alterations:
altered - see description
Historical Information:
"Open Terrace" was rented to winter residents of Aiken including Nicholas Brady, Secretary of Treasury under George Bush.
Source of Historical Information:
City of Aiken building permits, etc. Gail (Mrs. D.N. Stoker) Former owner
Survey:
Aiken - City - Winter Colony Historic Districts Survey, 1982
Archives Location:
Box 11, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014
