Pickens House

National Register Listing

Street Address:

101 Gregg Ave., Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

Alternate Name:

Edgewood

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NRHP Nomination Form

Record Number:

S10817702016

Description and Narrative:

(Edgewood) The Pickens house is reputed to have been built in 1829 by Governor Andrew Pickens for his son Francis W. Pickens, who called the home Edgewood. Abandoned and in a state of disrepair, the house was moved from near Edgefield to Kalmia Hill in Aiken in 1929 by Eulalie Chafee Salley. Salley was a prominent Aiken businesswoman and leader of the women’s rights movement. The house is significant for its association with her contributions to Aiken and women’s rights. The Pickens House is also a fine example of early nineteenth century backcountry plantation architecture, and although it has been moved it still carries an association with Governor F. W. Pickens and his family. The rebuilding and restoration by Byron Hair, contractor and Willis Irvin, architect are significant in their own right. Irregular-shaped in plan, the Pickens House is sheathed with weatherboard, except under the roof of the front porch, where it has flushboard siding. The complex gable roof, which is covered with composition shingles, features boxed cornices with returns. A central projecting five-bay pavilion and flanking wings characterizes the symmetrical façade. The Pickens House was moved again ca. 1990 to the campus of the University of South Carolina at Aiken. Listed in the National Register May 19, 1983.

Period of Significance:

1990;19th century;20th century;circa 1829;circa 1929

Level of Significance:

State

Area of Significance:

Other;Social History

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

May 19 1983

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