The Ruland Tearoom

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Blank

Street Address:

124 Arlington Heights (SE corner of Carolina Avenue and Arlington Heights), North Augusta, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001100132

Site Number:

2-26-43

Date Surveyed:

August 23 1982

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

before 1918

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

wood frame

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

weatherboarded house (weatherboards are stained dark brown), 11/2 stories on its north side, 2 on its south side. Low gable roof has diagonal brackets in the gable end tha faces Carolina Avenue. One brick chimney can be seen from the street. West elevation: features diamond-paned single-sash windows (probably casement type); over some of the windows are canvas awnings. North elevation: shed dormer containing three single-sash diamond-paned windows; west end of this side features 66/6 windows; east end - recessed porch. East elevation: features diamond-paned casement windows and 6/6 windows. OUTBUILDINGS:

Historical Information:

History of North Augusta, p. 82: "the attractive brown wooden cottage in its rustic setting was operated as a tearoom by Mrs. Emory Platt Ruland from the flourishing times of the Hampton Terrace Hotel and for many years after.

Source of Historical Information:

Sanborn maps of North Augusta: 1918 (105). 1923 (7A); Historv of N. Augusta.

Survey:

North Augusta Survey, 1982

Archives Location:

Box 11, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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