Dr. Randolph Bradford House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Dr. Randolph Bradford House

Street Address:

SW side SC 125, 1000 ft. NW of int. w/CR 205, Beech Island vicinity

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Site Number:

S108042001300024

Site Number:

6.029

Date Surveyed:

April 16 1986

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1861

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Architect or Builder:

William H. Goodrich (designed Redcliffe also)

Construction Method:

Frame

Foundation Materials:

Stuccoed Masonry

Roof Materials:

Composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

2-1/2 story frame residence, rectangular; 3 bays wide (W-E-W), 2 bays deep; side gable comp. roof; 2 int. brick chimneys w/corbelled caps; 6/6 windows in gable end; boxed cornices w/returns; 2 story monumental portico w/flat roof & alum, columns at central entrance bay of facade; 1st & 2nd floor central entrances have transom & sidelights; small metal balcony at 2nd level; 6/6 windows w/wood blinds; wood weather bd. siding; stuccoed masonry fndtn.; rear of bldg, has 1 story porch on raised stuccoed pier fndtn. OUTBUILDINGS: None

Alterations:

An ext. stair rose to the 2nd level of the portico, now removed and portico altered

Historical Information:

House built by Dr. Randolph Bradford 125 years ago. He moved his family in to Beech Island right after the shelling of Fort Sumter in April, 1861; see also MacDowell, p. 46, "Four Centuries & More,": Vol. 1, #3, p. 17 has addn information regarding Dr. Bradford

Source of Historical Information:

MacDowell, "Aiken Scrapbook", Vol. 2, p. 46; "Four Centuries & More," Vol. 1, #3, p. 17; North Augusta Historical Society, "History of North Augusta, SC," p. 89

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 13, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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