Aiken Winter Colony Historic District II
National Register Listing
Street Address:
Roughly bounded by RR track, Colleton and 3rd Aves., Laurens, South Boundary, and Marion Sts., Aiken, SC (Aiken County)
NRHP Nomination Form
NRHP Map
Record Number:
S10817702019
Description and Narrative:
Aiken Winter Colony Historic District II is significant as an intact collection of properties associated with the Aiken Winter Colony. The district includes properties constructed by winter residents and properties rented by winter residents. Also included is Willcox’s, an inn frequented by Winter Colonists and noted for its cuisine. The district consists of approximately one hundred properties constructed between ca. 1880 and ca. 1930, including residences, outbuildings, stables, racquet sport facilities, and an inn. The residences range from one-story cottages to large mansions with stables and other dependencies. Twenty-two of the properties are not associated with the Winter Colony theme but are similar in size and scale to many of the more modest properties and contribute to the visual qualities of the district. Many of the streets in the district are divided by grassy medians planted with trees and shrubs. Primary architectural stylistic influences include the Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Victorian, Tudor Revival, and Queen Anne. Listed in the National Register November 27, 1984.
Period of Significance:
1930;circa 1880 – 1930
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
November 27 1984
