Identification |
| Historic Name:
Palmetto Block; Beckman Building
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| Common Name:
The Sweet Low Creamery and Panoche & Lee's
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| Address/Location:
108 Laurens St. SW
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| City:
Aiken
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| County:
Aiken
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| Vicinity of:
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| Ownership: Private
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| Category:
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| Historical Use:
Commerce/Trade
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| Current Use:
Commerce/Trade
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National Register of Historic Places Information
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| SSHPO National Register Determination:
Contributes to Listed District
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| Notes on National Register Status:
Prev. SHPO No. 287
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| Other Designation:
Old Aiken Overlay District
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Property Description
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| Construction Date:
1887 c
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| Commercial Form:
2-part commercial block
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| Stories:
2 stories
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| Alteration Date:
Late 20th
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| Historic Core Shape:
rectangular
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| Roof Shape:
not visible
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| Porch Width:
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| Roof Materials:
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| Porch Shape:
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| Construction Method:
masonry
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| Exterior Walls:
stucco
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| Foundation:
stuccoed masonry
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| Significant Architectural Features:
Paired windows; parapet wall; pressed metal cornice
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| Alterations:
Modern storefronts; modern recessed entrance to 2nd floor;
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| Architect(s)/Builder(s):
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Historical Information
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| Historical Information:
On this site in 1886 were small one-story stores. The "Palmetto Block" was constructed about 1887; in 1899 three shops here held a dispensary, furniture store, hardware store, with furniture storage above all three.
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| Source of Information: Sanborn maps, Aiken Scrapbook. E.F. Holley, owner (interview 4/19/89)
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Photographs
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Program Management
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RRecorded by:
Brian LaBrie, The Jaeger Company, Gainesville, GA
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Date Recorded: 10/28/2009
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