The Cedars

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

The Cedars

Street Address:

Off N side US 278, .1 mi. W of int. w/CR 209, Beech Island (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

S108042001200171

Site Number:

5.016

Date Surveyed:

April 20 1986 at 19:00

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1835

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

Frame

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

Roof Materials:

Composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story frame residence w/1 -story rear section, rectangular with two 1x1 bay additions to the east, 3 bays wide (bay W-E-prd W), 3 bays deep; pedimented side gable comp, roof w/intersecting hipped roof at rear 1-story section; 2 int. br. chimneys w/corbelled caps; 1 story porch along the facade w/fluted Doric columns; bracketed eaves; 2/2 windows w/wood shutters; central entrance on each level has transom & sidelights; wood weatherbd. siding; br. pier fndtn. OUTBUILDINGS: 1 barn, 1 smokehouse, 1 tenant shack (contrib.)

Alterations:

Porch, infill at rear, additions

Historical Information:

Constructed ca. 1835 by the Ardis family; later owned byGen'l Henry Mayson, commander of the local home guard during Civil War; later owners included Graves and Atkinson family; house remodeled and enlarged in 1908 by Atkinson (See also: "“Four Centuries & More", Vol. 1 #2, p. 11 for additional information on Henry Mayson)

Source of Historical Information:

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Zieger, 1325 Williston Rd., Beech Island SC 29841

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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