"Green Plains"
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Blank
Street Address:
1000 whiskey Road (SE corner of), Aiken, SC
Site Number:
S108042001100094
Site Number:
2-10-87(103) / 30054-09-009
Date Surveyed:
1983
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
circa 1927
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Construction Method:
wood frame
Foundation Materials:
Other
Roof Materials:
composition shlngle
Signficant Architectural Features:
l1/2-story frame house sheathed with shake shingles. Irregular plan shape. Gambrel roof has boxed eaves. House has at least 2 brick chimneys, windows are double-hung sash, 6/6. Front (NW elevation): asymmetrical. West end of front: symmetrical, AABAA (A’s are single windows with louvered shutters; B is an entrance with single door, 3-light sidelights, and transom that has muntins arranged in a decorative pattern; sheltering the front door is a small porch with gable roof and square wooden columns); large shed dormer contains five single windows with louvered shutters. The north end of the front is slightly recessed and has a lower roof line than the west end; it features 2 gabled dormers, each containing a segmental arched single window; on the first floor of the west end are 2 single windows with shutters; on the NE side of this west end of the front is a single window. Across the NW and SW sides of the house is a brick terrace. NE elevation: The NW elevation of the north wing is characterized by 3 small single windows with louvered shutters on the first floor and a shed dormer containing 2 single windows with shutters. The NE side of the north wing features a round louvered attic vent, a single second story window with louvered shutters, and, on the first floor, a latticed opening at the east end and 2 small single windows with louvered shutters at the west end. SW elevation: View of SW side obscured by foliage. This side has an exterior chimney (mentioned above) and two single second story windows. OUTBUILDINGS: Metal-clad garage. To the east of the house is a l1/2-story frame servant's dwelling that is shown on the 1935 Sanborn map; this cottage is sheathed with shake shingles and has a gambrel roof, low brick foundation, 6/6 windows, and an exterior brick chimney. A high brick wall, which contains a semicircular arched opening with wooden gate, extends from the east corner of the main house to the north corner of the servant's cottage.
Alterations:
appears to have undergone no major changes.
Historical Information:
"Green Plains" was designed and built by Mrs. M. E. Chafee to be a rental property. Through the years, the house was occupied by many well known members of the winter colony. The George D. Wideners were early occupants; David K. E. Bruce, who became ambassador to Great Britain, and his wife Ailsa Mellon later rented the cottage.
Source of Historical Information:
1935 Sanborn map; Probate records for the estate of M. E. Chafee;Jane C. Davis, 432 Berrie Road, Aiken, S.C. 29801; Manufacturers Record 8/18/27
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
