Tip Top Too

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Blank

Street Address:

SE corner of Marion St. & Grace Ave., Aiken, SC

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Site Number:

S108042001100079

Site Number:

2-10-141 (65)

Date Surveyed:

September 22 1982

Category:

Building

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Construction Method:

wood frame

Roof Materials:

composition shingle

Signficant Architectural Features:

Two-story house with one-story wing. Exterior is covered with shake shingles. Gable roof features boxed cornice with modillions. House has at least 4 brick chimneys (at least 2 of which are exterior chimneys). Most of the windows that can be seen from the street are double-hung sash, 6/6, with shutters. The surrounding first floor front windows feature entablatures. Front (west elevation): two-story core of the house is symmetrical, 7 bays; in the center of the first floor is the front entrance, a single door framed by rect. 4-pane sidelights and semi-elliptical fanlight; over the front entrance is a pedimented porch; the front of the gabled north wing appears to have casement or hard windows; the front of the south wing is hidden by vegetation OUTBUILDINGS:_Dependencies at 725 Grace Avenue .

Source of Historical Information:

1935 Sanborn (area not on earlier maps)

Survey:

Aiken - City - Winter Colony Historic Districts Survey, 1982

Archives Location:

Box 11, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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