Chancellor Carroll House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Chancellor Carroll House

Street Address:

112 Gregg Street, Aiken, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001100181

Site Number:

3.006

Date Surveyed:

April 23 1986

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1850

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

Frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Materials:

Composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

Chancellor Carroll House: 1-1/2 store frame residence, rectangular w/rear addns.; 3 bays wide (W-E-W), main block is 3 bays deep (prd W-W-W); side facing gable comp, roof w/3 front facing gabled dormers; 2 int. br. chimneys w/cor belled caps; 1 story engaged porch along the front & sides w/square wood post3w/decorative capital3 & simple wood balustrade, small 1 by 2 bay wing to the NE; 3mall 2 by 1 bay enclosed porch to the S.; attached 2 by 3 bay structure to the NE; boxed cornices w/returns; simple plain board frieze; 6/6 windows; central entrance has transom & si delights, molded surrounds, wood weatherboard siding; br. pier fndtn w/br. infill, approx. 40 yrds to N. of house is 3mall 2 by 2 bay structure, 4 bays wide (W-W-E-W), side gable patterned comp, roof; 1 int. br. chimney, shed porch over front entry, wood weatherbd. siding, brick pier fdn. OUTBUILDINGS: 1 frame residence (see description)

Alterations:

Additions, ca. 1870-1975

Historical Information:

Constructed prior to the Civil War by Chancellor James Parsons Carroll from Charleston; one of the earliest houses In the area to be occupied by tourists from Charleston

Source of Historical Information:

Surveu of Historical "Sites in the Lower Savannah Region", p. 23.

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

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

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