Rose Hill Employees House

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Johnson House

Street Address:

502 Edgefield Ave. NW, Aiken, SC (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

03_1229

Control Number:

U/03/1229

Date Surveyed:

October 29 2009

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1910s

Alteration Date:

circa 1950

Historic Use:

Residential/Domestic

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

T

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Asbestos Shingles

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers with Fill

National Register Determination:

not eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

T-shaped plan; asbestos siding; windows found singly; boxed return; porch supports may be original.. Prev. SHPO No. 0019

Alterations:

Asbestos siding - 1950 c; Pier foundation infilled, windows & door replaced - 1980 - 2000 c

Historical Information:

Built by the Phelps, owners of Rose Hill (the rear of which is opposite, across Edgefield Avenue from this dwelling), for their employees. Emmanuel and Rosa Johnson occupied the house many years while working at Rose Hill. 1918 Sanborn map area not included on 1909 map.

Source of Historical Information:

Unidentified neighbor. Sanborn maps.

Survey:

City of Aiken Historic Resources Survey, Aiken County, South Carolina. May 2010

Quadrangle Name:

Aiken

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