Pickens House

Historic house in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Pickens House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


33°33′55″N 81°45′39″W / 33.56528°N 81.76083°W / 33.56528; -81.76083
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Architect	Hair, Byron; Irvin, Willis
NRHP reference No.	83002182^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1983

The Pickens House, located in Aiken, South Carolina.^[2]^[3] It is reputed to have been built around 1829 by Governor Andrew Pickens for his son. In addition, the home is also noted for its early 19th century backcountry plantation architecture. Eventually the house was abandoned, and in 1929 it was moved from its original address near Edgefield to Aiken by a leading Aiken businesswoman and strong proponent of women's rights, Eulalie Chafee Salley. Around 1990 the home was again moved, this time to the campus of the University of South Carolina Aiken. Much renovation work was taking place in the summer of 2012. The Pickens House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1983.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Wylie, Suzanne Pickens; Margaret Marion (February 2, 1983). "Pickens House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
^ "Pickens House, Aiken County (101 Gregg Ave., Aiken)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 27 November 2012.