Gov. William Aiken House

Gov. William Aiken House

Gov. William Aiken House
Location 48 Elizabeth St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°47′29″N 79°56′6″W / 32.79139°N 79.93500°W / 32.79139; -79.93500Coordinates: 32°47′29″N 79°56′6″W / 32.79139°N 79.93500°W / 32.79139; -79.93500
Area less than one acre
Built 1820
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 77001216
Added to NRHP November 21, 1977[1]

The Gov. William Aiken House, also known as the Aiken-Rhett House, or the Robinson-Aiken House, is a home built in 1820 at 48 Elizabeth Street in Charleston, South Carolina.[2]

It was a home of William Aiken, Jr., a governor of South Carolina, and before that was a home of his father, the railroad company owner William Aiken.[3]

Gov. William Aiken House

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Historic Charleston Foundation owns and operates the Aiken-Rhett House as a historic house museum, as well as the Nathaniel Russell House.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. McNulty, Kappy (March 15, 1977). "Governor William Aiken House, Robinson-Aiken House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. "Governor William Aiken House, Charleston County (48 Elizabeth St., Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
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External video
Fly-through of Robinson-Aiken House (Double Parlor), Charleston, SC, HABS February 4, 2014


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