Venning House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Not Named

Street Address:

S side SC 78, opposite int. w/Alrco Blvd., Aiken vicinity (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

S108042001200135

Site Number:

4.023

Date Surveyed:

April 21 1986 at 19:00

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1895

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

Frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers

Roof Materials:

Patterned composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

1 -1 /2 story frame residence, rectangular, 5 bays wide (W-W-E-W-W), 3 bays deep, side gable patterned comp, roof; 2 in. br. chimneys w/corballed caps; front facing gable projection w/paired window in gable end, concealed behind wood panels, clad w/shingles; 1 story porch along the facade & W. side v/turned posts, sawn brackets & trim, plain board railing, curved end, "V" crimped metal porch roof; altered alum. frame windows; central entrance has transom & sidelights & modern alum, storm door; w. weatherbd. siding, flush siding w/in porch, br. pier fndtn; handicapped ramp has been added to porch OUTBUILDINGS: None

Alterations:

Windows, porch steps & railings, panels at dormer windows, roof material; storm door, ramp at porch

Historical Information:

Informant's grandfather moved to house in 1895; house was probably constructed for him; grandfather lived there until 1914

Source of Historical Information:

Charles Venning, P.O. Box 30, Montmorenci

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 12, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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