Taintor Manor

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Wisteria Manor

Street Address:

1210 Whiskey Road, Aiken, Aiken (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

S108042001200155

Site Number:

4.043

Date Surveyed:

June 10 1986 at 20:00

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1879

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

stucco

Foundation Materials:

Not Visible

Roof Materials:

Composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

2-1 /2 story stuccoed masonry residence; irregular in plan, 7 bays wide (1st: W-E-ertc. porch, 2nd: W-W-W-PW-PW-W-PW); cross gable composition roof with gable ends shaped to resemble thatched roof, two recent front-facing gables, 2 interior brick chimneys; stuccoed masonry 1 -story porch across facade with shaped parapet, diamond shaped multi-light glass enclosures at three outer bays appear to be historic, glass enclosure flanking entrance is recent; 6/6 dhs, 4x4 casement, and some 15/15 dhs windows; historic gable ends have stylized rafter ends; two enclosures with front-facing gables above porch are ca. 1950 additions; fdn not visible OUTBUILDINGS: None

Alterations:

2nd level additions at facade porch; side addition, 1 bay of porch enclosure

Historical Information:

Constructed 1879 by the Taintor family; site retains some of its historic landscape features

Source of Historical Information:

“Carolina Gardens", Shaffer;Mr. W. F. Manfredi

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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